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Must-See Art and Cultural Hotspots in Japan

Art Festivals & Events

Hokusai-The Teacher-Student Showdown!

Hokusai is a big name,famed as the iconic Edo-period ukiyo-e artisy.Less well known,however,is that he had some 200 students of students.This exhibition presents a selection from the collection to pair works in which Hokusai and his students depicted the same theme.Comparing them,we can explore each artist's style and influences on them.

(Left) Katsushika Hokusai, <i>Kamakura no Gongorō Kagemasa and Torinoumi Yasaburō Yasunori</i> (1 term) / (Right) Manjirō Hokuga, <i>Strange Tales of the Bow Moon, Simplified Image: Yamao (the Wolf) Bites a Huge Serpent fo