With over 200 works, including masterpieces never exhibited before, the HOKUSAI exhibition at Palazzo Blu in Pisa offers a unique opportunity to discover the leading figure of Ukiyo-e, the artistic movement associated with the lifestyle and tastes of the emerging classes in the then-city of Edo, now Tokyo.

Katsushika Hokusai, an eccentric and versatile artist, portrayed nature, everyday life, and the many facets of the society of his time with originality. He combined traditional Japanese painting with Western art techniques, becoming an extraordinary interpreter of the reality around him.

Visitors will discover a new side of Hokusai, not only as the master of iconic landscapes, such as the famous print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”, which brought him widespread fame, but also as a refined and poetic artist. The exhibition features limited-edition surimono, advertising cards and invitations enriched with silver and gold pigments, scroll paintings depicting seductive beauties or sacred and legendary animals at their finest, volumes of Manga used as drawing manuals for painters, and woodblock prints dedicated to literary and poetic figures, created just before Hokusai fully devoted himself to painting.

A unique artist, Hokusai influenced not only past greats like Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Émile Gallé but also contemporary artists. The exhibition also includes "Memory of Waves", an immersive work by the renowned TeamLab collective, which uses cutting-edge technology to reinterpret the visual and symbolic power of waves, bringing Hokusai's legacy into the present day.