"Utakata no ki" by Mori Ogai and Trends in the German Art World, with Special Reference to the Painters of Munich

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  • 「うたかたの記」とドイツ美術界の動向について : ミュンヘン画壇の消息より
  • 「 ウタ カ タ ノ キ 」 ト ドイツ ビジュツカイ ノ ドウコウ ニ ツイテ : ミュンヘン ガダン ノ ショウソク ヨリ

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"Utakata no ki" (A Sad Tale, 1890) is a story about an artist. Existing studies have analyzed the influence of the history of Western painting. They often focus on the exchange of ideas between Mori Ogai and Harada Naojiro, the model for the protagonist in the story. What needs to be addressed is what kind of trends in the German art world Ogai himself witnessed, and what role they played in the writing of "Utakata no ki." When Ogai was in Munich, the Modernist Art Movement was just erupting, and the existing structure of the art world, dominated by the Academy, was losing its hold. A clear understanding of these circumstances surrounding the young Ogai prompts the observation that the characters in "Utakata no ki" are trying to remove themselves from the Academy. Those characters all head off to Lake Starnberg. In fact, young painters in search of new forms of expression did gather in that very area. This article re-examines the story in the context of these artistic and cultural developments.

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