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Discover Hokusai and Hiroshige's Impactful Woodblock Prints

3/17/2026

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The exhibition highlights Hokusai and Hiroshige’s transformative woodblock prints and their impact on Japanese art from the 17th–20th centuries.
It features Hokusai's Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji and Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road, blending Western perspective with traditional techniques.
The mass accessibility of the prints captured Tokyo's vibrant life, while their psychological insights and sense of impermanence mark a shift in commercial printmaking and Japan's popular culture.

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Story summary

The exhibition highlights Hokusai and Hiroshige’s transformative woodblock prints and their impact on Japanese art from the 17th–20th centuries.
It features Hokusai's Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji and Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road, blending Western perspective with traditional techniques.
The mass accessibility of the prints captured Tokyo's vibrant life, while their psychological insights and sense of impermanence mark a shift in commercial printmaking and Japan's popular culture.