Hochner Family Blog

We made it!

We were right to go there early as it became quite crowded quickly. This is an exceptional exhibition, with 300 original works by Hokusai, one of these famous artists everybody knows about, without actually knowing it is him.

 Indeed, everybody knows about the Great Wave, one of his most famous work, part of the 36 views of Mount Fuji.  This is one of  Japan's most famous woodblock painting — it was created by Hokusai!

And then you have all these wonderful woodblocks and paintings on silk like this one (should be on the left). 

These Ukiyoe are one of the symbols of Japan, and we enjoyed them very much. And we were not the only ones — by the time we left, there was a 30 minutes queue to enter the museum!

# posted by Famille Hochner @ 4:31 PM