SPECIAL EXHIBITION

北斎展　画狂老人、90年の大冒険！

Hokusai: The Old Man Mad about Painting

大波、赤富士、北斎漫画。世界がおどろいた天才

ホー！90歳でも「まだまだ」。北斎じいさんの気合い、見習いたいねえ。

約30変えた画号（絵師としての名前）artist names he used

93引っ越しの回数（と言われる）times he moved house (so it is said)

46《冨嶽三十六景》の枚数（36じゃない！）prints in Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (not 36!)

90亡くなったときの年齢（数え年。満年齢では88歳）his age when he died, by traditional Japanese counting (88 by Western counting)

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Introduction

巨大な波が小舟をのみこもうとし、その向こうに小さな富士山。葛飾北斎の《神奈川沖浪裏》は、世界で最もよく知られた日本美術の一つです。北斎は満88歳（数え年で90歳）で亡くなるまで、役者絵、美人画、風景画、妖怪、本の挿絵、絵の教科書まで、あらゆるものを描きつづけました。作品は3万点をこえるとも言われます。

A giant wave is about to swallow small boats, with tiny Mount Fuji beyond. Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the best-known works of Japanese art in the world. Until he died at 88 (90 by traditional Japanese counting), Hokusai drew everything: actors, beauties, landscapes, ghosts, book illustrations and drawing manuals. He is said to have made more than 30,000 works.

画号（絵師としての名前）を30ほど使い、引っ越しは93回もしたと伝えられます。自分を「画狂老人（絵に狂った老人）」と名のり、「100歳をこえたら、一つの点さえ生きているように描けるだろう」と書いた北斎。その情熱は海をこえ、モネやゴッホ、作曲家ドビュッシーまで夢中にさせました。今では千円札にも登場する、北斎の大冒険をのぞいてみましょう。

He used about 30 different artist names and is said to have moved house 93 times. He called himself 'the old man mad about painting' and wrote that past 100, even a single dot would come alive. His passion crossed the oceans and inspired Monet, Van Gogh and even the composer Debussy. Today his wave is on the 1,000-yen note. Let's join Hokusai's great adventure!

出品作品 21点

Works

北斎漫画六編（武術の図）Hokusai Manga, Volume 6 (Martial Arts)葛飾北斎・1817 (vol. 6)

冨嶽三十六景神奈川沖浪裏Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave), from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景凱風快晴South Wind, Clear Sky (Red Fuji), from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景山下白雨Rainstorm Beneath the Summit, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景駿州江尻Ejiri in Suruga Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

百物語こはだ小平二The Ghost of Kohada Koheiji, from One Hundred Ghost Stories葛飾北斎・c. 1831–32

冨嶽三十六景甲州石班沢Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji)葛飾北斎・c. 1830–1832

百物語お岩さんThe Ghost of Oiwa, from One Hundred Ghost Stories葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

百物語さらやしきThe Ghost of Okiku at Sarayashiki, from One Hundred Ghost Stories葛飾北斎・c. 1831–32

冨嶽三十六景東海道金谷ノ不二Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景相州梅沢左Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景東海道程ヶ谷Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景甲州犬目峠The Inume Pass in Kai Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景武州玉川The Tama River in Musashi Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景信州諏訪湖Lake Suwa in Shinano Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景甲州三嶌越Mishima Pass in Kai Province, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景五百らかん寺さざゐどうSazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji葛飾北斎・c. 1830–32

冨嶽三十六景深川万年橋下Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji)葛飾北斎・c. 1830–1832

諸国瀧廻り下野黒髪山きりふりの滝Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke, from A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces葛飾北斎・c. 1832

諸国瀧廻り木曽路ノ奥阿弥陀ヶ滝The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kisokaidō Road, from A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces葛飾北斎・c. 1832

諸国瀧廻り木曽海道小野ノ瀑布Ono Waterfall on the Kisokaidō, from A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces葛飾北斎・c. 1833

ここが見どころ！

Highlights

大波の青は「ベロ藍」The wave's blue is 'Berlin blue'

《冨嶽三十六景》のあざやかな青には、ヨーロッパから来た新しい絵の具「ベロ藍（プルシアンブルー）」が使われています。ベルリンの青、という意味の名前です。色があせにくく、深い青を出せるので、浮世絵に大ブームを起こしました。

The bright blue in Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji comes from a new European pigment, Prussian blue. In Japan it was called "bero-ai," after Berlin, where it was first made. It gave a deep blue that did not fade easily, and it became hugely popular in ukiyo-e.

「三十六景」なのに46枚のわけWhy 'thirty-six' means 46

シリーズが大人気になったので、あとから10枚が追加され、全部で46枚になりました。追加の10枚は、富士山の裏側から見た景色が多いので「裏富士」とよばれます。輪郭線が藍色から墨色に変わっているのも見分けるポイントです。

The series was so popular that ten more prints were added, making 46 in all. Many of these show Fuji from the other side, so they are called the "Ura Fuji," or "Fuji from the back." Their outlines are printed in black ink instead of blue, which helps you tell them apart.

『北斎漫画』はアイデアの宝箱The Hokusai Manga: a treasure box of ideas

『北斎漫画』は全15編。人のしぐさ、動物、おばけ、道具など、何千もの絵がつまった絵の手本集です。ここでいう「漫画」は、気の向くままに描いた絵という意味。ヨーロッパの画家たちも、そのいきいきとした線におどろきました。

The Hokusai Manga has 15 volumes. It is a drawing guide packed with thousands of sketches of people, animals, ghosts and tools. Here, "manga" means "random sketches." European artists were amazed by its lively lines.

パフォーマンスもすごかったA showman, too

1817年、北斎は名古屋のお寺で、約120畳もの大きな紙に、ほうきのような筆で巨大なだるまを描いてみせました。逆に、米つぶに雀を描いたという話も伝わっています。

In 1817, at a temple in Nagoya, Hokusai painted a giant Daruma on paper about the size of 120 tatami mats, using a brush like a broom. There is also a story that he painted sparrows on a single grain of rice.

世界の芸術家が北斎に夢中Artists around the world loved him

作曲家ドビュッシーは、交響詩『海』の楽譜の表紙に大波の絵を使いました。モネは北斎の版画を集め、ゴッホも手紙で北斎の波をほめています。北斎は、海の向こうの芸術家たちにとってもヒーローだったのです。

The composer Debussy used the Great Wave on the cover of his music La Mer. Monet collected Hokusai's prints, and Van Gogh praised his waves in a letter. Hokusai was a hero to artists across the sea, too.

年表

Timeline

1760江戸の本所に生まれるBorn in Honjo, Edo
1778浮世絵師・勝川春章の弟子になる（名前は春朗）Becomes a pupil of Katsukawa Shunshō, with the name Shunrō
1814絵の手本集『北斎漫画』の初編を出すPublishes the first volume of the Hokusai Manga
1817名古屋で、約120畳の紙に巨大なだるまを描いて見せるIn Nagoya, paints a giant Daruma on paper about the size of 120 tatami mats
1831このころ《冨嶽三十六景》が出はじめるAround this time, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji begins to appear
1834『富嶽百景』を出し、あとがきに長生きの決意を書くPublishes One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, with an afterword about living long
184580代で信州小布施へ。祭り屋台の天井絵を描くIn his eighties, travels to Obuse and paints festival float ceilings
1849満88歳（数え年で90歳）で亡くなるDies at 88 (90 by traditional Japanese counting)
1905ドビュッシーの交響詩『海』の楽譜の表紙に大波が使われるThe Great Wave appears on the cover of Debussy's La Mer
2024新しい千円札の裏に《神奈川沖浪裏》が登場The Great Wave appears on the back of Japan's new 1,000-yen note

この展覧会の英単語

Words

wave

波

A huge wave rises over the boats.

大きな波が舟の上にもり上がっている。

print

版画

The Great Wave is a woodblock print.

《神奈川沖浪裏》は木版画だ。

sketch

スケッチ・写生

Hokusai made thousands of sketches.

北斎は何千ものスケッチを描いた。

move

引っ越す

Hokusai is said to have moved house 93 times.

北斎は93回引っ越したと伝えられている。

improve

上達する

Hokusai wanted to improve until the end.

北斎は最後まで上達したいと願った。

展覧会クイズ

Quiz

Q1. 《冨嶽三十六景》は全部で何枚？How many prints are in Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji?

Q2. 北斎が晩年に名のった名前は？What name did Hokusai use late in life?

Q3. 2024年に出た新しいお札に、北斎の大波が使われたのは？Which new banknote from 2024 shows Hokusai's Great Wave?

北斎展 画狂老人、90年の大冒険！