2013.05.27

Cool Japan of origin, the charm of "Hokusai Manga"

　
"Hokusai Manga" exhibition has been held in the gallery space "Cube" of the Shibuya Hikarie 8F Creative Space "8 /" until today.
Speaking of Hokusai Katsushika, everyone would be one of the ukiyo-e to know if the Japanese.
A small Fuji is famous for, such as appear in waves, "surge" or "Red Fuji", "Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji" is brilliantly portrays the figure of Mount Fuji Japanese to image. In the exhibition, and "Fugaku Hyakkei" which was the theme of the Mount Fuji, have been numerous exhibition and sale original prints, such as "Hokusai Manga", also referred to as comic roots.
　富嶽百景より「遠江山中の不二」。ユーモラスな人びとの描写に思わず笑ってしまう。
"Hokusai Manga" is a drawing book about 4000 figure was drawn, that also extends to all 15 books. Octopus, fish, shrimp, seafood, such as shellfish, frogs and cicadas, dragonflies, draw reptiles, insects such as such as snails, all organisms and animal finely, to suggest the technique of line drawing leading to today's comics.
Binding to remove one page at a time, it has been exhibited and framed. So 200 years ago in litho the prints with the good state of preservation of the more unexpected think. Also cheap ones are sold from 40,000 yen position, just surprised also to unexpectedly hand reachable will likely pricing.

Recently referred to as Cool Japan, Japanese animation has received high acclaim overseas, but the origin that leads to contemporary manga can be felt from many Hokusai techniques and humorous works. Shibuya Hikarie 's exhibition is until today.

Also now, even in the Ukiyo-e Ota Memorial Museum of Art in Harajuku "Hokusai and Kyosai - Capriccio of the cartoon" Exhibition has been held. If you are interested,This directionAlso