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Lost Hokusai drawings rediscovered! See masterpieces unseen for over 70 years.

Hokusai

The Great Picture Book of Everything

$54.42

  • Hardcover

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    30 December 2021

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Summary

Shortlisted for Exhibition Catalogue of the Year in the British Book Design and Production Awards 2022.

A landmark publication of a major new discovery of over 100 drawings by foremost Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. Acquired by the British Museum in 2020, these previously unpublished drawings had been forgotten for over 70 years.

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is considered by many to be Japan’s greatest artist. During his seventy-year career, he produced…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780714124896
ISBN-10:0714124893
Author:Timothy Clark
Publisher:British Museum Press
Imprint:British Museum Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:30 December 2021
Weight:812g
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“A worthy addition to any collection.”– “International Examiner”
“Cleverly produced.”– “The New European”

About The Author

Timothy Clark

Timothy Clark is an Honorary research fellow at the British Museum. Previously Head of the Japan section in the Department of Asia at the British Museum, Timothy Clark is an internationally renowned Hokusai scholar and has researched and published widely on the artist’s life and work. Previous titles include: Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave, Shunga: sex and pleasure in Japanese art, and Hokusai’s Great Wave.

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