HOKUSAI Swallow iPhone case

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AI (indigo) color

HOKUSAI swallow iPhone case -AI color-

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HOKUSAI (北斎)
Hydrangea & swallow

This swallow picture is a part of HOKUSAI’s famous work “Hydrangea & swallow (紫陽花に燕)”. "Hydrangea & swallow" is also one of famous paint series "Flowers & Birds (花鳥画)".
 
HOKUSAI Hydrangea & swallow

HOKUSAI
Hydrangea & swallow


 
Hydrangea and swallow is seasonal symbol of early summer in Japan. In Japan early summer is rainy season called "Tsuyu (梅雨)". So hydrangea reminds people of humid atmosphere and cloudy sky.
 
Ajisai ( Hydrangea )

Japanese hydrangea


 
At the end of swallow breeding season, rainy season "Tsuyu" also come to an end and midsummer come.
 
There is famous proverb in Japan
"It will rain when swallows are flying low".
 
HOKUSAI painted dynamically the season and humid atmosphere just before start raining by drawing hydrangea and low flying swallow.
 
Flying swallow

Flying swallow

 

Japanese traditional color
AI

Japanese indigo dyed clothes

Japanese indigo dyed clothes


AI color means Indigo color.
Indigo was imported to Japan in ancient period from China. It was used for clothes frequently because people believed indigo had effect of anti-insects and snakes at that period.
Now AI color is one of representative color of Japanese traditional colors.
 

HOKUSAI swallow iPhone case -AI color-

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iPhone 5/5S $44.95 Buy from Zazzle
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