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日本だけじゃない。世界が認めた絵師だ。
Katsushika Hokusai（1760-1849）was very important Ukiyo-e artist and is recognized as the most famous Japanese artist in the world, now. “Hokusai Manga” is his masterpiece, along with “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji”. In “Hokusai Manga”, he depicts ordinary people’s lives, animals, plants, landscapes and supernatural, even demon and monsters, as if it were visual encyclopedia, which amount to 15 volumes.
“The Hokusai Manga” The Legend of Creatures
His talent of art has been admitted only by Japan but also by the whole world. As the one and the only Japanese , Katsushika Hokusai was chose to be the 86th in the rank of “ The person of the year” by America Life Magazine in 1999. As one of the top 10 artist in the world, and as propagator of Japonism, his work made lots of effects on worldwide famous artist like Monet, Whistler, C?zanne.Another important work for him called “The Hokusai Manga” also considered the great work of Japonism in Paris in 19 century. Monet, Whistler, Gauguin and many other artists in Europe admired his individual and original creation that they also took in some points from Hokusai’s works. “The Hokusai Manga” was really popular all over the world. There are 15 episodes in “The Hokusai Manga”, including 4 Ukiyo-e works. Please enjoy the episodes we collected for the theme “The Legend of Creatures”. We can confirm if it is true that Hokusai cared every high tide or low tide, cared ever details of his work by reading this book. It is said he decided to give the name “The Hokusai Manga” by the idea that “just draw down things he wanted to draw”. “The Hokusai Manga” shows Hokusai’s possibility to express his emotions for person, custom, planet, animal, natural, building, history and many other subjects. Hokusai was also good at depicting the kidding faces of people, the emotions Hokusai expressed was so original and special. The modern word “Manga” also considered came from the name of “The Hokusai Manga” by many people.
Katsushika Hokusai’s profile
Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849), a famous Ukiyo-e artist in Edo period. He had created almost every kind of works from the landscape, painting to Shunga, illustrations Ukiyo-e and even “The Hokusai Manga”. He had a great passion on drawing that he also admitted he was crazy for drawing. “The Hokusai Manga” “Thirty-six Views of Mt Fuji” and “Fugaku hyakkei” are known as his most famous works. Besides, he had created about over 30000 works based on a wide range of areas.
日本的北?，也是世界的北?。被誉?世界十大??家之一的葛?北?，在日本乃至世界都?得了很高的?价。1999年，美国著名的《生活》?志??的“千年??全人?有巨大影?百大人物”中，葛?北?作?唯一的日本人入?，排名第86位。由此可?北?在世界上的?价之高。1831年刊行的《富岳三十六景》便是在日本无人不?的名作中的名作。能与《富岳三十六景》相提并?的葛?北??一代表作就是《北?漫画》。19世?中叶由日本?到欧洲后，《北?漫画》作?引?“日本主?”?潮的原?力，在巴黎甚至曾?被当成神作来崇拜。莫奈、梵高、高更等欧洲画家被北?的?画功力和??所感?，在他?自己的作品里也?用了?些技法。《北?漫画》也被冠以“北?・素描”之名，在海外倍受?目。我?在全部15篇、收?了?4000幅浮世?的《北?漫画》中，以“?植物・??中的生物”?主?，收?了相?作品。北?出色的想象力和高超的?画技巧，??的淋漓尽致。
??的“漫画”是“意随心?，漫然作画”一?而来，可?是北?自己命名的。北?将世?万物都作??材，人物、?俗、?植物、??中的生物、?景、建筑物、?史等等，无所不包。他所画的人物，多???逗趣的面孔，是他作品的独特之?。我??代所?的“漫画”一?，也?就是由他的作品??而来的。
【葛?北?】
葛?北?（1760?1849）是活?在江?后期的浮世?画?。?景画、幻想画、春画的?材多有??。??作??本、插画??，甚至出版了《北?漫画》等画集。他醉心于?画?作，自称“画狂人”。代表作有《北?漫画》、《富岳三十六景》、《富岳百景》等。一生?作了3万幅以上的作品，画尽世?万物，无所不包。
世界十大芸術家の１人と目され、日本のみならず世界で高い評価を受けている葛飾北斎。
１９９９年にはアメリカの雑誌『ライフ』における企画「この１０００年で最も重要な功績を残した世界の人物１００人」において日本人で唯一ランク入りした（86位）。北斎がいかに世界的に評価されているかがわかっていただけるだろう。
１８３１年刊行の『冨嶽三十六景』は日本人なら誰もが知っている名作中の名作だ。その『冨嶽三十六景』と並んで葛飾北斎の代表作と言われているのがこの『北斎漫画』で、19世紀中ごろには日本のみならず欧州へと伝えられた。『北斎漫画』はジャポニズム（日本趣味）を引き起こす原動力となり、パリでは神として崇められるほどであった。モネ、ゴッホ、ゴーギャンなど欧州の画家たちは北斎の描写力と構図に感動し、自分たちの絵の中にも取り入れた。『北斎漫画』は“ホクサイ・スケッチ”と呼ばれ海外でも人気を博した。
全15編から成り、約４０００の浮世絵が収録されている『北斎漫画』の中から今回は「動植物・伝説の生物」を題材にした作品を中心にまとめた。北斎の並み外れた描写力がこのテーマでいかんなく発揮されている。是非楽しんで鑑賞していただければと思う。
表題の「漫画」は「気の向くままに漫然と描いた画」であることに由来しており、北斎自身が名付けたと言われている。森羅万象を描いた葛飾北斎を体現した作品であり、人物、風俗、動植物、伝説の生物、風景、建築物、歴史などあらゆるものを題材にしている。人物を描く際には人のふざけた顔を描くなど、非常に独創的で北斎らしい作品の数々だ。現代の「漫画」という言葉はこの作品の表題が元となっているのではないかとされている。
【葛飾北斎 プロフィール】
葛飾北斎（１７６０?１８４９）は、江戸後期に活躍した浮世絵師。風景画、奇想画、春画など幅広い浮世絵を手掛けた。また読本や挿絵芸術、さらには『北斎漫画』などの絵本を数多く発表。何よりも絵を描くことに情熱を燃やし、自ら「画狂人」と名乗るほどである。
代表作は、『北斎漫画』、『冨嶽三十六景』、『富嶽百景』など。生涯で３万以上の作品を手掛け、森羅万象を絵の題材とした。
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Katsushika Hokusai（1760-1849）was very important Ukiyo-e artist and is recognized as the most famous Japanese artist in the world, now. “Hokusai Manga” is his masterpiece, along with “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji”. In “Hokusai Manga”, he depicts ordinary people’s lives, animals, plants, landscapes and supernatural, even demon and monsters, as if it were visual encyclopedia, which amount to 15 volumes.
“The Hokusai Manga” The Legend of Creatures
His talent of art has been admitted only by Japan but also by the whole world. As the one and the only Japanese , Katsushika Hokusai was chose to be the 86th in the rank of “ The person of the year” by America Life Magazine in 1999. As one of the top 10 artist in the world, and as propagator of Japonism, his work made lots of effects on worldwide famous artist like Monet, Whistler, C?zanne.Another important work for him called “The Hokusai Manga” also considered the great work of Japonism in Paris in 19 century. Monet, Whistler, Gauguin and many other artists in Europe admired his individual and original creation that they also took in some points from Hokusai’s works. “The Hokusai Manga” was really popular all over the world. There are 15 episodes in “The Hokusai Manga”, including 4 Ukiyo-e works. Please enjoy the episodes we collected for the theme “The Legend of Creatures”. We can confirm if it is true that Hokusai cared every high tide or low tide, cared ever details of his work by reading this book. It is said he decided to give the name “The Hokusai Manga” by the idea that “just draw down things he wanted to draw”. “The Hokusai Manga” shows Hokusai’s possibility to express his emotions for person, custom, planet, animal, natural, building, history and many other subjects. Hokusai was also good at depicting the kidding faces of people, the emotions Hokusai expressed was so original and special. The modern word “Manga” also considered came from the name of “The Hokusai Manga” by many people.
Katsushika Hokusai’s profile
Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849), a famous Ukiyo-e artist in Edo period. He had created almost every kind of works from the landscape, painting to Shunga, illustrations Ukiyo-e and even “The Hokusai Manga”. He had a great passion on drawing that he also admitted he was crazy for drawing. “The Hokusai Manga” “Thirty-six Views of Mt Fuji” and “Fugaku hyakkei” are known as his most famous works. Besides, he had created about over 30000 works based on a wide range of areas.
日本的北?，也是世界的北?。被誉?世界十大??家之一的葛?北?，在日本乃至世界都?得了很高的?价。1999年，美国著名的《生活》?志??的“千年??全人?有巨大影?百大人物”中，葛?北?作?唯一的日本人入?，排名第86位。由此可?北?在世界上的?价之高。1831年刊行的《富岳三十六景》便是在日本无人不?的名作中的名作。能与《富岳三十六景》相提并?的葛?北??一代表作就是《北?漫画》。19世?中叶由日本?到欧洲后，《北?漫画》作?引?“日本主?”?潮的原?力，在巴黎甚至曾?被当成神作来崇拜。莫奈、梵高、高更等欧洲画家被北?的?画功力和??所感?，在他?自己的作品里也?用了?些技法。《北?漫画》也被冠以“北?・素描”之名，在海外倍受?目。我?在全部15篇、收?了?4000幅浮世?的《北?漫画》中，以“?植物・??中的生物”?主?，收?了相?作品。北?出色的想象力和高超的?画技巧，??的淋漓尽致。
??的“漫画”是“意随心?，漫然作画”一?而来，可?是北?自己命名的。北?将世?万物都作??材，人物、?俗、?植物、??中的生物、?景、建筑物、?史等等，无所不包。他所画的人物，多???逗趣的面孔，是他作品的独特之?。我??代所?的“漫画”一?，也?就是由他的作品??而来的。
【葛?北?】
葛?北?（1760?1849）是活?在江?后期的浮世?画?。?景画、幻想画、春画的?材多有??。??作??本、插画??，甚至出版了《北?漫画》等画集。他醉心于?画?作，自称“画狂人”。代表作有《北?漫画》、《富岳三十六景》、《富岳百景》等。一生?作了3万幅以上的作品，画尽世?万物，无所不包。
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