1826年に全長18メートルの長巻 "川越氷川祭礼絵巻"(埼玉県指定文化財)などを描いた絵師・江野楳雪(えのばいせつ)が注目を集めています。

Baisetsu drew the 18m long picture scroll in 1826 entitled 'Kawagoe Hikawa festival' and this picture scroll has been designated as the Saitama prefecture's asset.

Baisetsu's works have draws many people's attention lately.

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楳雪は、1812年東松山に生まれ、壮年期には川越に居を構え寺社、旧家に仏画、山水画、花鳥画、肖像画、祭礼画などを数多く描いています。それらの絵は、掛軸、襖絵、板絵、天井画となって残されており、リズム感のある画風から、狩野派の流れを汲むと言われています。 菩提寺である東松山市・曹源寺には、"涅槃図" "十界図" は本格的な仏画です。 楳雪が逗留した川越の広済寺にも"十六羅漢図" をはじめ、多くの作品が残されています。 

鴻巣市の法要寺、入間市蓮華院の 「大天井画」は見るものを圧倒します。 今日確認される遺作の数倍にもあたる作品が存在した可能性が考えられています。

川越の広済寺にも多くの作品が残されています。楳雪の画集《江野楳雪・梅青ー丹青なる画の世界》を発刊したのは楳雪の子孫、江野祐一郎・千枝子ご夫妻です。

Eno Baisetsu was born in 1812 at old Matsuyama town.  He moved to live in Kawagoe and drawn lots of paintings such as Buddhist painting, Figure of flowers and birds, Landscape painting, Figure of festival and Portrait for temples and old families. Baisetsu's painting works are recognized on hanging scrolls, ceiling and fusuma (sliding paper doors) so far. We feel so rhythmic sense on his works that he followed Kano school. The authentic Buddha painting, "Ten spiritual reams" and "Nirvana paintings" have been preserved at Sogenji temple, Baisetsu's family temple. We can see many Buddha paintings drawn by Baisetsu at Kosaiji temple in Kawagoe.

Paintings on the ceiling at Kiyoji temple in Konosu city and Rengein temple in Iruma city must overwhelm us.  There are many painting works being not found as of today, they say.  

This book was published by Baisetsu's descendant, the 14th generation     

Mr. Eno and Mrs. Eno living in Higashi-Matsuyama.