Rediscovered Hokusai drawings debut at British Museum in September

‘Dragon head Kannon,’ Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), from ‘Banmotsu ehon daizen zu (Illustrations for The Great Picture Book of Everything).’ Block-ready drawing, ink on paper, Japan, 1820s–40s. Purchase funded by the Theresia Gerda Buch Bequest, in memory of her parents Rudolph and Julie Buch, with support from Art Fund. © The Trustees of the British Museum
‘Dragon head Kannon,’ Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), from ‘Banmotsu ehon daizen zu (Illustrations for The Great Picture Book of Everything).’ Block-ready drawing, ink on paper, Japan, 1820s–40s. Purchase funded by the Theresia Gerda Buch Bequest, in memory of her parents Rudolph and Julie Buch, with support from Art Fund. © The Trustees of the British Museum
‘Dragon head Kannon,’ Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), from ‘Banmotsu ehon daizen zu (Illustrations for The Great Picture Book of Everything).’ Block-ready drawing, ink on paper, Japan, 1820s–40s. Purchase funded by the Theresia Gerda Buch Bequest, in memory of her parents Rudolph and Julie Buch, with support from Art Fund. © The Trustees of the British Museum

LONDON – This fall, more than 100 newly rediscovered drawings by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) will go on public display for the very first time at the British Museum. The exhibition, titled Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything, will open on September 30 and continue through January 30, 2022. Continue reading