Until the middle of next January more than 200 works by one of Japan’s most emblematic artists, Katsushika Hokusai, are on show in Rome.<br /><br />Also included are works by his students, all contributors to the ukiyo-e school, which translates as “picture of the floating world”. Many have never been shown in Italy before.<br /><br />Amazing #animation of #hokusai‘s majestic #greatwave by fgreatstudio for britishmuseum https://t.co/O7rH5lxKay— Luis Ramos Pinto (@lrpnto) September 20, 2017<br /><br /><br />Hokusai worked between the 18th and 19th centuries, and his entire collected works will displayed in a twin-phase rotation. They include two versions of his most famous work, “The Great Wave”. <br /><br /><br />The Great Wave has inspired many artists and is one of the most imitated, and parodied works of art<br /><br />On show are works by his star pupil Keisai Eisen, who is thought to have influenced the Impressionists, especially Vincent Van Gogh.<br />
