富嶽三十六景、神奈川沖浪裏

葛飾北斎の名所浮世絵揃物『富嶽三十六景』全46図中の1図

横大判錦絵。「凱風快晴」「山下白雨」と合わせて三大役物と呼ばれる同シリーズ中の傑作で、画業全体を通して見ても最も広く世界に知られている代表作である。

凶暴なまでに高く激しく渦巻く波濤と、波に揉まれる3艘の舟、それらを目の前にしつつ、うねる波間から遥か彼方にある富士の山を垣間見るという、劇的な構図をとっている。一筋一筋の水の流れ、波濤のうねり、波に沿わせた舟の動き、富士山のなだらかな稜線といったものはすべて、幾重にも折り重なる対数螺旋の構成要素となっている
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This is one of 46 large-format horizontal nishiki-e prints in Katsushika Hokusai's famous ukiyoe series Fugaku Sanjurokkei (Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji). Together with 'Triumphant Weather' and 'Yamashita White Rain', it is known as one of the three major works in the series, and is the most widely known masterpiece in his entire career. The dramatic composition depicts three boats being tossed about by the ferociously high and violent swirling waves and the waves, with a glimpse of Mount Fuji in the distance through the undulating waves in front of them. The water flow, the undulation of the waves, the movement of the boats along the waves and the gentle ridges of Mt Fuji are all components of a multi-layered logarithmic spiral.

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