The Floating World

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波と富士

70代の北斎は、世界の中心に富士山を据え、その周りを歩き尽くした。「冨嶽三十六景」(1830年頃)は輸入顔料ベロ藍——大海を湛えるほど深いプルシアンブルー——で刷られ、風景版画の可能性を一変させた。富士は嵐にも静けさにも、波の向こうにも木組みの合間にも現れ、常に不変で、常に富士のままである。「神奈川沖浪裏」はここに、赤富士の夜明けや山頂下の雷雨という静かな姉妹作とともに並ぶ。多くの人の「浮世」はここから始まる。

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave)Katsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji) — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji)Katsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Thunderstorm Beneath the SummitKatsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Kajikazawa in Kai Province — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Kajikazawa in Kai ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Ejiri in Suruga Province — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Ejiri in Suruga ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Ushibori in Hitachi Province — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Ushibori in Hitachi ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Mishima Pass in Kai Province — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Mishima Pass in Kai ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Fuji View Field in Owari Province — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Fuji View Field in Owari ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Tama River in Musashi Province — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Tama River in Musashi ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32Inume Pass in Kai Province — Katsushika HokusaiThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)Inume Pass in Kai ProvinceKatsushika Hokusai · c. 1830–32