Hokusai The Great Wave Poster

Poster developed from Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave, 1830/33, from The Art Institute of Chicago’s collection.

“People always ask, ‘Where’s The Great Wave? Why isn’t it out?’ Unfortunately, we can’t have it out permanently,” says Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art. The reason is simple: Japanese woodblock prints are particularly affected by prolonged exposure to lighting that can fade their colors and damage the paper they’re printed on. “We only show a print for three months, every five years,” Katz explains. “It’s always a balancing act between wanting to show as much of the collection as possible and preserving it for the future.”

• Dimensions: 27.0625 x 37.5 in.
• Material: Premium Cardstock.

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