British Museum buys collection of 103 Hokusai drawings rediscovered in Paris

More than 100 rediscovered works by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) have been acquired by the British Museum.

The works had been drawn in 1829 as illustrations for an unpublished book but only came to light in …

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