Hokusai Lecture Series: November 6th, 13th, 20th (Thursdays)
Everyone knows Hokusai’s iconic ‘Under the Wave off Kanagawa’ woodblock print – a motif which swept over the world in 1830. Known as ‘The Great Wave’ this ocean view was symbolic of Japan’s growing concern about the foreign worlds that lay across the seas.
The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures presents a series of three lectures called ‘Hokusai’s Great Wave – The Making of a Global Icon’. Presented by Christine M.E. Guth, these lectures coincide with the British Museum’s recent acquisition of an excellent example of the print.
For more information about these free lectures on Japanese Art in London see the Sainsbury Institute's website.
