津路参汰
tsujisanta

名所東京百景美女入浴の図
Meisho tokyo hyakkei, Bijo nyuyoku no zu (One Hundred Famous Views of Tokyo — Picture of Bathing Beauty)


テ一マが「日本の一景」ということで、日本と言えば温泉美女！と即決しました。でも普通の温泉美女だと物たリないなあ…などと身悶えしている時、偶然にも歌川広重の「名所江戸百景萬年橋」の吊るされた亀を目にして、エロい！これだ!！と勢いで仕上げたイラストです。富士山、温泉、スカイツリー、桜、日本酒…色々入れ込みました。そして亀…ああ、なんというエロスでしようか。きっと浮世絵「萬年橋」で放流された亀の子孫が恩返しに来たのでしよう…。
The theme for the exhibition is ‘a Japanese scene’ and when I think about Japan the first thing that comes to mind is beautiful women in hot springs! I made up my mind to use this motif without a moment's hesitation. However, simply a picture of a woman in a hot spring is somewhat lacking in interest, and I was struggling to think of something else to add when I happened to see UTAGAWA Hiroshige’s ‘One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: Mannenbashi’, which showed a turtle hanging from a string. It was erotic, it was what I was looking for and with no further ado, I completed the picture you can see here. Mt. Fuji, a hot spring, the Sky Tree building, cherry blossom, sake; I added lots of Japanese elements. And then there is the turtle—ahh...what eroticism. It is probably a descendant of one of the turtles set free from Mannenbashi Bridge that has come back to show its gratitude.