Hokusai11 Koishikawa(小石川) after snowfall / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

Koishikawa is a name of a place of the downstream region in Koishikawa-river that flows in Bunkyo Ward today.

This figure is thought to be a view from the restaurant in the vicinity of Denzu-in Temple.

In Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji ", it is the only snow scene.

The town in Edo completely changed into the silvery landscape because of the snow that piled in the night.

Also around in Koishikawa, this restaurant where the view is especially good is crowded with guests who came to see snow since the morning.

Three birds flying in the direction that the woman indicates are expressing the depth of the space and magnificence in Mt. Fuji.

Hokusai10 Shimo-Meguro (下目黒) / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

Hokusai drew the foothill in Meguro where ups and downs were abundant in this work.

Meguro was a place of the hawk hunting of the general in Edo period, and a farm area, too.

The farmer is kneeling to the hawker who keeps samurai's hawk.

A position system at that time and social conditions are reflected.

Fuji is seen far away much.

The Ukiyoe Animation

Ukiyo Hakkei (浮世捌景) 3D ukiyoe animation

Music video clip made by using Hiroshige Utagawa and Katsushika Hokusai's ukiyoes.

Animation that begins to move as ukiyoe has depth like 3D.

Hokusai09 The Watermill at Onden （隠田の水車） / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

"Onden" is around Harajuku in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo today.

In old times, Harajuku, that is "City" now, was farm areas.

At that time, a lot of water mills existed in the beautiful Shibuya river.

Men who carry heavy bag with grain up to saw powder.

Women are washing.

Child is playing with turtle.

The life feeling with a stout farm village is expressed.

The expression of "Water" that begins to overflow from the water mill and flows to the waterway mightily is excellent.

Hokusai08 The Circular Pine Trees in Aoyama（青山円座松） / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

The Circular Pine Trees were time-honored trees that had grown in Ryugon-temple(龍厳寺）precincts in Harajuku.

It is said that it had spread its branches to about as many as 5.6m.

Those who visited a shrine strolled in a vast garden in the temple, and appreciated this pine.

Hokusai drew the pine in the semicircle like a small hill.

And, Fuji was drawn in the big triangle extremely pointed out, and it contrasted it with the pine.

The feast is held while appreciating the pine and Fuji.

A detailed personal characterization informs us of social conditions at that time.

Scenery changed as follows now.


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Hokusai07 Gohyaku-rakanji Sazaidō（五百らかん寺さざゐどう） / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

Glances of the people who turned his back are poured into Fuji.

The view of Sumidagawa assumed to be spacious when people finish climbing the spiral staircase of "Sazaidō" can be seen.

Fuji soars there.
And the wind that extends in the surface of a river is very fresh.

"Rakanji(羅漢寺)" is a temple founded to Koto Ward Ohshima today in 1695.

Because one of the buildings had had shape like shellfish, it was called, "Sazaidō(Top shell temple)".

The Google street view enabled the appreciation of the painting of 17 museums of the world such as MoMA.

http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/033/index.html

It was announced that Google had begun the art project to be able to appreciate the artistic production of 1,000 or more online in cooperation with 17 museums of the world on February 2.

In this project, it takes a picture of in the pavilion and the work of the museum with the machine parts of the street view specially designed for the indoor taking a picture.

The painting of 1,000 or more by 486 artists can be appreciated by a high resolution by making it walk in the museum on the Web site of this project.

The work taken a picture of one point of from each museum by a super-high resolution is collected, and even the touch of painter's brush can be seen in detail.

http://www.googleartproject.com/

"God Of Thunder" by Katsushika Hokusai can be appreciated.

http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/freer/thunder-god-120

Hokusai06 Under the Fukagawa Mannen-Bridge（深川万年橋下） / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

Fukagawa Mannen (myriad year) bridge spans the point where the Onagi-river(canal that Ieyasu Tokugawa ordered to Shirobe Onagi to excavated in around 1590) that flows in Edo Fukagawa joins Sumidagawa.

The building of both shores is drawn by the seeing through perspective of the West style of painting.

The arc and the bridge girder in the arched bridge where the both shores are connected produce a geometrical composition.

Fuji soars in the other side of the bridge girder when you see the direction that bows of the ship in this side indicate.

ZIPPO Lighter Under the Fukagawa Mannen-Bridge

Hokusai05 Honjo Tategawa （本所立川） / Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景) by Katsushika Hokusai

The appearance of Fuji catches a glimpse between woods of the lumber dump.

The composition to emphasize the straight line in the vertical direction is taken.

The throb feeling of man who is throwing out wood high is excellent.

It tells Hokusai's skillful human body expression technology.

Present Sumida Ward Honjo is here.


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