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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Hokusai from the British Museum: Together with Masterpieces of Painting from Collections in Japan

Katsushika Hokusai, Under the wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave), from the series “Thirty-six Views of Mt Fuji,” circa 1830–33.

Apr 16 – June 12, 2022
Japan, 〒107-8643 Tokyo, Minato City, Akasaka, 9 Chome−7−4 東京ミッドタウン ガレリア 3階

You’ve seen it. A monster wave that curves like a Coney Island ride, swooping high, blue and white, its lacy crest like a hundred hands reaching toward shore. The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, a woodblock print, is the second most downloaded image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s online database. It’s also the most famous work made by Katsushika Hokusai, who during his long life, 1760 to 1849, produced thousands of other masterful and witty works. This exhibition presents 110 Hokusais from the British Museum’s collection together with masterpieces from collections in Japan. —Laura Jacobs

Photo: © the Trustees of the British Museum