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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by adrianparsons on Thursday May 18, 2023 @08:56AM (#35987208)
I just have to say the the entire Hokusai exhibition currently on view at MFA Boston[0] is very very cool. Great Wave is on display (as shown on this site), but the dozens of other prints (From Hokusai, Hiroshige, and others) are just incredible.

0: https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/hokusai-inspiration-and-influ...

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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by msephton on Thursday May 18, 2023 @09:16AM (#35987408)
Would love to be able to get over to Boston!
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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by obituary_latte on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:31AM (#36002443)
According to the site, it's currently in Farmington CT if that is any closer.
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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by msephton on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:13PM (#36006915)
Yes, it's my site :) I'm in England so it would be an expensive trip to anywhere in the USA. Impressions are currently on display at both Boston and Farmington.
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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by obituary_latte on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:13PM (#36034707)
Gotcha. Agreed--not a hop skip jump away. Hopefully they make their way to your neck of the globe soon.
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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by andrewcl on Thursday May 18, 2023 @01:41PM (#35991485)
The Harvard Art Museum also has a copy: https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/203742

I don't think most folks realize there are a couple of copies in Boston!

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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by pdabbadabba on Thursday May 18, 2023 @02:17PM (#35991963)
But is it on view? Most museums only rarely exhibit it to avoid fading. That's why, according to TFA, 56 museums have it in their collections but only two have it on view.
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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by msephton on Thursday May 18, 2023 @02:17PM (#35991956)
7 in Boston! So far they have shown 2 different impressions since the exhibition started. I am tracking the Harvard one, no movement since the project started.
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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by obituary_latte on Friday May 19, 2023 @10:32AM (#36002459)
Doesn't the site say the Great Wave is on display in Farmington, CT? Next stop is Boston, but currently the Great Wave (not sure about rest of collection) seems to be in CT.
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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by msephton on Friday May 19, 2023 @05:22PM (#36007001)
There isn't just one Great Wave, there are around 100 first generation impressions. Boston are showing one of their 7 at the moment, and Farmington are showing theirs. Most others are currently stored away for preservation.
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Re:Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today? by obituary_latte on Monday May 22, 2023 @02:12PM (#36034684)
Ah, interesting. Thanks for the clarification.
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