Tama mikaeri no toge Silver
¥148,500
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Year: 2023
Medium: Pigmented ink on silver paper
Dimension: 30.9 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm / 12.2 x 8.5 x 0.1 in
Edition: 8
Signature: Hand-signed by artist, back
This work includes a certificate of authenticity, and black frame.
This work depicts a view of "Tama New Town", a large bed town i n the suburbs of Tokyo, as seen from the pass of Sakimori mikaeri.
Tama New Town was developed by carving out the Tama hills against the backdrop of a serious housing shortage in Tokyo during t he period of rapid economic growth. The pass of Sakimori mikaeri is a mountain pas s where, in ancient times, soldiers departing for Kyushu are said to have looked back to their hometowns. In this work, a raccoon dog, forced to leave his home by development, looks back to his hometown as w ell.
Studio Ghibli's animated film "Pom Poko (Heisei-era Raccoon Dog War Ponpoko)" (director: Isao Takahata) is based on this theme of the Tama New Town development, and the raccoon depicted in the lower right corner of this work is a reference to a video game character in the animated film.
東京郊外の大規模ベッドタウン「多摩ニュータウン」を防人見返りの峠から望む景色を描いています。多摩ニュータウンは高度経済成長期の東京の深刻な住宅不足を背景に、多摩丘陵を切り開いて開発されました。防人見返りの峠は古代、九州へと旅立つ防人（兵士）が、故郷を振り返ったとされる峠で、本作では開発により住む場所を追われた狸が同じく故郷を振り返っています。スタジオジブリのアニメ映画『平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ』（監督：高畑勲）はこの多摩ニュータウン開発をテーマにしており、本作の画面右下に描かれている狸は、アニメに登場するビデオゲームのキャラクターを引用しています。
