臺南美術史

圖說：湯川臺平，《甍》，第三回府展圖錄
Caption: Yukawa Taihei, Roof Ridge, from the catalogue of the 3rd Futen (Taiwan Viceroy Art Exhibition).

此為湯川臺平（生卒年不詳）入選1940年第三回府展西洋畫部之作品。湯川臺平為臺南程湯川組之大公子，其父承攬許多建築工程。自早稻田大學畢業回臺後，參與湯川組業務。1931年臺展由臺北會場巡迴至臺南公會堂（今吳園藝文中心），湯川臺平可能在觀覽後，開啟日後繪畫之路，並且多次入選臺、府展。此幅畫作描繪日治時期臺南博物館屋脊樣貌——「甍」即為屋脊之意。在構圖上以建築屋脊作為主角，線條蜿蜒，並利用雜沓屋宇製造畫面景深，同時呈現粵式建築「三進三落」的特色，展現南國風光之景色。臺南博物館修建於1922年，是臺灣第一座公共博物館，其館舍原為清代兩廣會館，1945年因盟軍空襲臺南被摧毀。（彭暐宸）

This work by Yukawa Taihei (years of birth and death unknown) was selected into the Yoga (Western-style painting) Division of the 3rd Futen (Taiwan Viceroy Art Exhibition) in 1940. Yukawa was the eldest son of Yukawagumi (湯川組) in Tainan. His father was the contractor of many construction projects. After Yukawa graduated from Waseda University and returned to Taiwan, he then started working at Yukawagumi. In 1931, the Taiten (Taiwan Art Exhibition) toured from Taipei to the Tainan Public Hall (臺南公會堂; now Wu Family Garden Arts Center [吳園藝文中心]). It is likely that Yukawa was aspired to become a painter after viewing the exhibition, and was later selected into the Taiten and the Futen for several times. This painting delineates the roof ridge of the Tainan Museum (臺南博物館) from the period of Japanese rule. In this composition, the architectural roof ridge is the focal point and shows tortuous lines. The painter creates the depth in the image with the rolling, overlapping roofs, while highlighting the Cantonese architectural features with “three interconnected courtyard houses,” showing the scenery of the southern country. The Tainan Museum, as the first public museum in Taiwan, was renovated in 1922, which used to be the Guangdong and Guangxi Assembly Hall (兩廣會館). In 1945, the museum was destroyed in an air raid of the Allies. (Peng Wei-Chen)

參考資料：
陳坤毅，〈古都貴公子畫家──湯川臺平〉，《名單之後臺府展史料庫》，https://taifuten.com/story/【名單之後】古都貴公子畫家──湯川臺平/（檢閱於2023.08.22）。
李書旆，〈日治時期臺府展圖錄中的臺南風景畫研究〉，《111年度第2期國藝會視覺藝術類補助—調查與研究》，2023。

References:
Chen, Kun-Yi. “A Nobel Painter from the Ancient City—Yukawa Taihei.” Missing Pieces: Taifuten Historical Archives. https://taifuten.com/story/【名單之後】古都貴公子畫家──湯川臺平/ (Viewed on 2023.8.23).
Lee, Shu-Pei. “A Study of Landscapes of Tainan in the Catalogues of the Taiten and the Futen during the Period of Japanese Rule.” The 2022 NCAF Visual Arts Grant for Study and Research – 2nd Phase, 2023.