London Gallery

花鳥図

Flowers and Birds

現在、白金で展示しております、雪村（せっそん）の花鳥図です。
This pair of flower and bird paintings by Sesson are currently on display at the gallery in Shirokane.



雪村の生涯には不明な点も多いようですが、
おおよそ16世紀に、茨城や福島などの東国で活動した画家であり、禅僧です。

この当時、京都周辺で画を学んだり活動したりする画家の多かった中、
雪村にその形跡はなく、それも独自の画風を生み出すことになったのかもしれません。

こちらは水墨画の多い雪村には珍しく、色が使われています。

When exactly Sesson was born and died is unclear, but he was active as a Zen monk in the Kanto area around Ibaragi and Fukushima during the 16th century.

Many painters at the time were learning and active in the area surrounding Kyoto, but Sesson's works show no signs of this, and it would seem that he developed his own unique style.

The present work is particularly rare as an example of Sesson painting with color, as the majority of his works are monochromatic ink paintings.




現在は二幅ですが、他所で現存するもう二幅と合わせて、
四季花鳥図になっていたのではないかと考えられています。

鴨とオシドリ。
是非会いにいらしてください。

At present these paintings are displayed as a pair, but two more paintings of the same theme exist in another location that combine with these two to make a set of four: one for each of the four seasons. In fact, they were all displayed together as a set at the Chiba City Museum in the 2002 exhibition, "Sesson: Super-Eccentric of the Warring States Era."

Please stop by the gallery to see them firsthand.

明日は、午後より開廊させていただきます

恐れ入りますが、9月27日（水）は、13時より開廊させていただきます。
何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。

We apologize for the inconvenience, but the gallery will not open until 1:00pm on Wednesday, September 27. Thank you for understanding.

明日9/21 白金は17時で閉めさせていただきます

Shirokane Gallery Closing at 5:00pm on Wednesday September 21st


明日9月21日(水)、白金は17時で閉めさせていただきます。
誠に恐れ入りますが、何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。

We would like to announce the Shirokane gallery will be closing at 5:00pm on
Wednesday September 21st.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

ロンドンギャラリー 六本木オープン★

The New Gallery In Roppongi is Open!


ロンドンギャラリー六本木のオープニングも、おかげさまで無事に迎えることができました。
お忙しい中をおでましいただいた皆さま、お心にとめていただいた皆さま、
ありがとうございました。

六本木の様子を少しお知らせ致します。

Thanks to all of you, the opening of the new gallery space in Roppongi went smoothly. We would like to thank all of you who took the time to attend the opening and support us. Below we offer a few pictures to give you an idea of how the new space looks.

ピラミデビルの2Fにございます。
Sign on the door, located on the second floor of the Piramide Building.


ウィンドウ越しの床。
Window showcase.


アプローチにはショーケースがあります。
今回は、奈良の金峯山伝来のものを中心に展示致しました。

This glass case runs along the hallway at the entrance.
On display now are a number of Heian period objects that came from the mountain Kinpusen in Nara prefecture.


今回は、杉本博司さんのお作品も展示しております！
『華厳滝図』。
Also on display are works by Hiroshi Sugimoto.
"Kegon Waterfall"


『松林図』。
"Pine Forest"



見どころがたくさんございます♪
是非、六本木へもお運びくださいませ☆

There are a lot of things to see, each displayed in a unique way.
Please stop by and have a look!

10日（土） 白金は16時で閉めさせていただきます

Shirokane Gallery Closing at 4:00pm on Saturday September 10th


誠に恐れ入りますが、
六本木オープニングレセプションの準備のため、
10日(土)、白金は16時で閉めさせていただきます！

勝手を申しますが、六本木ピラミデビルでお待ちしております★


In order to prepare for the opening reception at the new Roppongi showroom, we would like to announce that the Shirokane gallery will be closing at 4:00pm on Saturday September 10th.

We apologize for the inconvenience, but welcome you to join us at the opening in Roppongi from 6:00 to 8:00pm.

六本木オープン間近！ 杉本博司さんもご満悦？

The opening of the new Roppongi showroom is soon!
Is Hiroshi Sugimoto excited for it as well?

9月1日、40年間にわたり本店をおいてきた西麻布を離れ、
六本木ピラミデビルへの引っ越しが終わりました。
（※ 白金はそのままです！！）

After 40 years in the same location, as of September 1st the main showroom of London Gallery has left its Nishi Azabu location and moved to the Piramide Building in Roppongi.
(The Shirokane location will remain unchanged.)

内装のデザインしていただいた杉本博司さんと、NY杉本スタジオのゲンさん。
Hiroshi Sugimoto, who designed the interior of the new gallery, and an assistant from his New York studio.


納得の出来に、ご杉本さんもご満悦★
Mr. Sugimoto seems quite satisfied with the results!

9月10日(土)は、11時より開廊し、
18時~20時は合同レセプションを予定しております。

Saturday September 10th, open from 11am
Opening reception 6:00 - 8:00pm

乞うご期待！！！
See you there!

草花の素直な美

The Gentle Beauty of Flowers


ロンドンギャラリー白金では、六本木の新スペースのオープンを記念し、
花鳥を中心とした少し華やかな展示をご覧いただいております。

To commemorate the opening of the new showroom in Roppongi, the gallery at Shirokane is now having a celebratory exhibition themed on flowers and birds.

長谷川等伯筆　四季花鳥図屏風（桃山時代・16世紀）。
右隻には春から夏、左隻には秋から冬にかけての風景が描かれています。

This pair of 16th century screens by Hasegawa Tōhaku is entitled Flowers and Birds of the Four Seasons
The right screen depicts spring and summer, and the left screen autumn and
winter.


個々の草木が丁寧に、素直に描かれ、じっくりと見る楽しさがあるように思います。

The plants are all carefully depicted, and it is a great pleasure to look at the
fine details of the painting.

例えば…見落としてしまいそうなのですが、
桜の枝にとまる四十雀。ほっぺたがかわいいです。

For example, though it may be easy to overlook from a distance,
there is a tiny sparrow perched here on the branch of a cherry tree.


足元には控えめに咲く、タンポポとスミレ。

On the ground dandelions and violets quietly bloom.


菊の葉っぱの表裏の描き分けも見事です！

The variety found even in the depiction of the chrysanthemum leaves is
amazing!



この屏風は、等伯と一門が描いた祥雲寺（現・智積院）障壁画の画風やモチーフと
共通した特徴が認められます。
京都・智積院では、国宝・桜図や楓図をはじめとする、貴重な障壁画を広く公開なさってますので、
是非こちらと見比べてみてくださいませ！

In this screen we can recognize similar characteristics in the style and motifs of the paintings in the temple Shōunji (now the Chishakuin) that were painted by Tōhaku and members of his studio. The Chishakuin has a number of important paintings which can be viewed by the public, including the famous Maple and Cherry panel paintings by Tōhaku, both of which are National Treasures. When next in Kyoto, by all means stop in and have a look!