The Light of the Inadas - Inada no Goko

This is a phenomenon that occurs when you stand with your back to the sun in the early morning when there is a lot of dew on the leaves of grass and cast your own shadow, and the area around the shadow of your head appears bright and faint. It can be seen not only on rice leaves but also on lawn grass and other grasses. The sunlight enters the dew, reflects off the surface of the leaves, and emerges towards you, in the same way as a cat's eyes glowing in the dark or a road sign that glows when hit by headlights. It was first recorded by the Italian painter B. Cellini in the 16th century, so it is also called "Cellini's Light."

[Masaji Ota]

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早朝、草の葉に露がたくさんついている中へ、太陽を背にして立って自分の影を映したとき、頭の影の周りがぼうと白く明るく見える現象。稲の葉に限らず芝草やその他の草でも現れる。太陽の光が露に入り、葉の表面で反射して自分のほうに出てくるもので、暗い中で光るネコの目や、ヘッドライトが当たると光る道路標識と同じ仕組みである。16世紀にイタリアの画家セリニB. Celliniが初めて書き留めたので、「セリニの御光」ともよぶ。

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