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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

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

msephton 3y ago
Would love to be able to get over to Boston!
- obituary_latte 3y ago
  According to the site, it's currently in Farmington CT if that is any closer.
  - msephton 3y ago
    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.
    - obituary_latte 3y ago
      Gotcha. Agreed--not a hop skip jump away. Hopefully they make their way to your neck of the globe soon.
andrewcl 3y ago
The Harvard Art Museum also has a copy: https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/203742 https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/203742 I don't think most folks realize there are a couple of copies in Boston!
- msephton 3y ago
  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.
- pdabbadabba 3y ago
  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.
obituary_latte 3y ago
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.
- msephton 3y ago
  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.
  - obituary_latte 3y ago
    Ah, interesting. Thanks for the clarification.

msephton 3y ago

Would love to be able to get over to Boston!

obituary_latte 3y ago
According to the site, it's currently in Farmington CT if that is any closer.
- msephton 3y ago
  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.
  - obituary_latte 3y ago
    Gotcha. Agreed--not a hop skip jump away. Hopefully they make their way to your neck of the globe soon.

andrewcl 3y ago

The Harvard Art Museum also has a copy: https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/203742 https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/203742 I don't think most folks realize there are a couple of copies in Boston!

msephton 3y ago
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.
pdabbadabba 3y ago
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.

obituary_latte 3y ago

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.

msephton 3y ago
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.
- obituary_latte 3y ago
  Ah, interesting. Thanks for the clarification.