See the complete series of one of the most celebrated image cycles in art history, inviting visitors to experience Mount Fuji as Hokusai saw it nearly two centuries ago.
The exhibition brings one of the world’s most iconic print series to London. Created between 1830 and 1833, the exhibition presents, for the first time in the UK, the complete set of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai, Japan’s most celebrated printmaker.
Hokusai and Mount Fuji
Across the series, Hokusai depicts Mount Fuji from shifting viewpoints, seasons, and moments of everyday life, transforming Japan’s most sacred mountain into a powerful presence within both landscape and human activity. These works demonstrate Hokusai’s innovative approach to composition, perspective, and colour, including his pioneering use of the newly introduced Prussian blue pigment, a development so popular that it led the publisher to expand the original series with ten additional prints.
Highlights from the series
Highlights include a rare variant of Clear Day with a Southern Breeze (also known as Blue Fuji), never before seen in the UK, alongside a beautifully preserved impression of Under the Wave off Kanagawa, commonly known as The Great Wave. Together, these prints reveal Hokusai at the height of his creative power, combining technical mastery with poetic imagination.
A testament to the enduring global impact of Hokusai’s work, the exhibition offers an exceptional opportunity for UK audiences to encounter the artist’s complete vision of Mount Fuji. It is a mountain deeply rooted in Japanese culture and universally resonant.
