All 46 of Hokusai's 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' are on show together at Dulwich
A one-off chance in Europe to see the whole series, including three Great Waves side by side.
Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London is showing all 46 prints of Hokusai's "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" from Japan's Iuchi Collection, the only exhibition of the complete series in Europe before the prints return to Japan, Ian Visits reports. It runs until January 17, 2027.
Three impressions of The Great Wave hang side by side to show how woodblock prints changed as the blocks wore down, and most of the show is very early impressions. Ian Visits says tickets are selling quickly and recommends booking ahead.
Instead of seeing The Great Wave on its own, consider giving time to the other 45 prints, which the reviewer says are really about everyday Japanese life nearly 200 years ago.
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