Thursday, July 27, 2023

Hokusai Drawings Are Being Carved Onto Woodblocks & Printed for the First Time


In 2020, the British Museum acquired 103 drawings by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) titled The Great Picture Book of Everything. The drawings had been in a private collection in France and forgotten before resurfacing in 2019. The museum is collaborating with Tokyo-based Canadian printmaker David Bull to bring Hokusai's unpublished drawings to life.



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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous9:57 am

    20 minutes to tell us we're not going to see anything, but maybe next time?
    xoxoxoBruce

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