Morning in Motoyoshiwara, from the Series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido" 元吉原之朝（「東海道風景選集」より）もとよしわらのあさ とうかいどうふうけいせんしゅう より
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「元吉原之朝」は、昭和6年（1931）から同22年（1947）にかけて制作された「東海道風景選集」シリーズ26枚のうちの一枚。元吉原は現在の富士市南西部の海沿いに位置する場所で、もともと東海道の吉原宿はこの地にあったが江戸時代に高潮の影響を避けて内陸部に移動したため、もともと吉原宿があったこの地は元吉原と呼ばれるようになった。本図では、視点をやや高い位置に取ることによって、元吉原の家々に視線を遮られずに、白雪をかぶる堂々たる富士山を描き出している。眼前の家並みを強い線で描き出す一方で、遠景の富士は薄く淡い色調で表現することによって、画面に遠近感を生み出すとともに、霊峰富士の神々しさを見事に表現している。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
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January 9, 2026