The Great Wave off Kanagawa may well be the most influential artwork ever to come out of Japan. It’s now joined by other pieces from its creator Katsushika Hokusai in a new exhibition at London’s British Museum, the first in the UK to focus on his later life and art. Included among the 110 paintings, woodblock prints and drawings are many depictions of Japanese landscapes, with a focus on that other great Japanese icon – Mount Fuji, seen here dwarfed by the claw-like wave (‘Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave’ runs 25 May–13 Aug; £12; britishmuseum.org).
PHOTOGRAPH: UNDER THE WAVE OFF KANAGAWA (THE GREAT WAVE) FROM THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MT FUJI. COLOUR WOODBLOCK, 1831. ACQUISITION SUPPORTED BY THE ART FUND. © THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM
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