Hokusai Exhibition at Palazzo Blu in Pisa Explores Ukiyo-e Master's Legacy
Palazzo Blu in Pisa hosts a major exhibition on Japanese master Katsushika Hokusai, featuring over 200 works across eight sections. The show includes his famous 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' series (1830-32), 'Manga' sketchbooks, 'Surimono' prints, and hand-painted scrolls. Works by his students Hokkei, Gakutei, Hokuba, Ryūryūkyō, and his daughter Oi are also displayed. A highlight is Ikeda Manabu's 'Foretoken', a contemporary reinterpretation of 'The Great Wave'. The exhibition covers Hokusai's artistic evolution from ukiyo-e prints to later paintings, his influence on European Japonism, and his religious devotion to Mount Fuji. An album from the Meiji period is exhibited for the first time. The show runs at Palazzo Blu in Pisa, Italy.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Palazzo Blu, Pisa, features over 200 works by Hokusai and his students.
- Includes 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' series (1830-32) in 46 sheets.
- Manga volumes published from 1814 to 1878, with 15 books total.
- Shunga erotic prints include 'Spasms of Love' (Kinoe no komatsu, 1814) and 'Plovers on the Waves' (Nami chidori, c. 1810-1819).
- Ikeda Manabu's 'Foretoken' reinterprets 'The Great Wave'.
- Meiji-era album exhibited for the first time.
- Hokusai used art name Taito for Manga and Manji the old mad for painting.
- Exhibition organized in eight thematic sections.
Entities
Artists
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Utamaro
- Hiroshige
- Hokkei
- Gakutei
- Hokuba
- Ryūryūkyō
- Oi
- Ikeda Manabu
- Giada Fanelli
Institutions
- Palazzo Blu
- Artribune
Locations
- Pisa
- Italy
- Edo
- Tokyo
- Japan