この俳画は、力強い筆致で描かれた滝と、その中を泳ぎ上る魚を中心に据えた作品です。俳句「炎天を来て 一瀑に 佇ちつくす」は、炎天下の中を歩み、ついにたどり着いた一条の滝の前で、しばし足を止める情景を詠んでいます。「一瀑」はまさに画面中央の滝であり、自然の壮大さと涼感を象徴する存在です。魚の姿は、滝を登ろうとする力強い意志を表しており、作者の心情とも重なります。墨の濃淡や余白が、水の勢いや静寂を見事に表現し、酷暑の中にあっても一瞬の涼やかさと、自然への畏敬の念を感じさせる作品です。見る者の心に、季節の厳しさと、その中にある静けさや安らぎを響かせてくれます。
This haiga focuses on a waterfall painted with powerful brush strokes and fish swimming upstream. The haiku, “Come under the blazing sun, stand still at the one waterfall,” describes a scene of walking under the blazing sun and finally arriving at the one waterfall, where the viewer stops for a moment. The “one waterfall” is the very waterfall in the center of the image, symbolizing the grandeur and coolness of nature. The figure of the fish expresses its strong will to climb the waterfall, which is in line with the artist’s sentiment. The shading and margins of the sumi ink beautifully express the force of the water and the stillness of the scene, creating a momentary coolness and a sense of reverence for nature, even in the midst of extreme heat. It echoes in the viewer’s mind the harshness of the season and the serenity and peacefulness within it.
