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Ancient view of Yatsuhashi Bridge in Mikawa Province

Rice washer, transport of the rice, a Buddhist pilgrim holding on to his hat

Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge

The Four Queens find the sleeping Lancelot

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'Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave' at the British Museum

Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) published his world-famous 'The Great Wave' print as a part of 'Thirty-Six Views of Mt Fuji' series in the early 1830s, after he turned 70 years old. This rarely exhibited print will become one of the highlights of the upcoming exhibition at the British Museum, 'Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave', opening on 25th May and looking at the late period of the artist's life.

Hokusai's work influenced many artists in Japan and beyond, leading to a rise of a so-called Japonisme movement in the West. Lack of perspective, clean lines, and flat areas of colour of Japanese prints inspired many artists, including Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, Gustav Klimt, and Aubrey Beardsley, and continues to fascinate painters and photographers today.

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