Hokusai04 Honganji at Asakusa, Tokyo (東都浅草本願寺) / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

There is a town in Edo behind a large roof of "Honganji(本願寺)", and Mt. Fuji soars in a distance greatly.

The height of the aspect is put on the same with the tile workmen on the roof.

The haze is broken through, the tower and the kite expand in the sky, and the height of the sky is expressed well by deep indigo blue.

The "Honganji(本願寺)" was built as "Kozuiji(光瑞寺) in 1591.

It moved to Asakusa after the big fire of Meireki(明暦) that occurred in 1657, and it came to be called, "Honganji" afterwards.

http://www.honganji.or.jp/index.shtml

Hokusai03 Sundai, Edo (東都駿台) / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

It is scenery of the Kanda Surugadai known as a town in the prepschool now.

It seems that this vicinity lines with old samurai residences, and Mt. Fuji seen from the height was beautiful at that time.

Green of trees and blue of the sky favor white in Fuji further.

Maybe, I think around here it now.


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Dyed hand towels - Pear - Toda shop storThirty-six Views Fugaku 10 different sets

The art work by the living national treasure is appreciated with iPhone and iPad. ｢MITSUKOSHI Art Gallery｣

http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2011/01/24/050/index.html

It is a topic that relates to the Mitsukoshi Department Store about which I talked the other day.

"MITSUKOSHI Art Gallery" application program is a universal application program to be able to appreciate the art work of the craft work, the Japanese style painting, and the western-style painting by the important, intangible cultural asset holder (living national treasure) on iPhone/iPod touch and iPad.

The art and the craft work of about 50 points by the important, intangible cultural asset holder can be appreciated among works that have been exhibited in "The 57th Japanese traditional craft exhibition" done in Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi in September, 2010.

When the work is done in the tap, the work name, the work introduction, and the name of the author are displayed.

Everyone seems to be able to use it free of charge.
Interested one in the art and the craft work of Japan may use this.



Kutani ware by Tokuda Yasokichi(living national treasure)

Hokusai02 A Sketch of the Mitsui Shop in Edo Suruga (江都駿河町三井見世略図) / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

The store at the center is present "Mitsukoshi Department Store Nihonbashi".

The season is a New Year, and children are flying a kite.

And, the snow makes up Mt. Fuji seen far away.

It is arranged by the balance with a complete all appearing things.

By the way, it is such feeling this scenery now.


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Hokusai01 Nihonbashi bridge in Edo (江戸日本橋) / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai hinted the appearance of Nihonbashi according to crowd's appearance.

The Edo castle and Mt. Fuji are drawn in the background.

I live in this vicinity, and my office is near here.

By the way, present Nihonbashi is the following feeling.


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Ten Thirty-six Views washcloth set Fugaku

Ukiyoe by Katsushika Hokusai

19-inch LCD Digital Art "Thirty-six Views Fugaku" "Ukiyoe by Katsushika Hokusai"

Katsushika Hokusai 〈1760-1849) is an active ukiyoe master in Edo period in Japan, and he is one person who especially represents latter term.

There are 『富嶽三十六景』'36 Views of Mt.Fuji' and 『北斎漫画』'Hokusai cartoon' in his most important work, and it is a celebrated painter worldwide.

Hokusai tried to draw all of this world completely.

He researched the copperplate print and pictures on glass in later years.

Moreover, he was interested in the oil painting but he could not achieve after all in the long life.

He was chosen only as a Japanese by project "100 people in the world who left the most important achievements of this 1000 years" of the magazine 'Life' of the United States in 1999.

There were extremely a lot of numbers of his pupils. It is said that there were almost 200 people including the favorite pupil.