Hokusai at Dulwich 2026: Why Thirty-six Views Has 46 Prints
KEYWORD_WORLD · Culture · Checked 23 October 2026 (KST) Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji contains 46 designs because ten were added after the original series proved popular. Dulwich Picture Gallery’s new London exhibition brings the complete series together, including The Great Wave . It opened on 20 October 2026 and runs until 17 January 2027. The show offers a useful reason to look beyond one familiar wave. Start by separating three things: a design, an individual printed sheet and the way a printer used colour. 36 or 46? · What is an impression? · Three ways to look · Before you visit Count designs, then look at the sheets The gallery’s exhibition page confirms all 46 designs and describes this as the first UK presentation of the complete series. The works come from the Iuchi Collection, in partnership with The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. The title kept its original number as the project grew: 36 + 10 = 46 . That arithmetic explains the name. A differ...