Hokusai & Ukiyo-e features 70 works and handcrafted objects by the masters of Japan’s Edo Period (1603-1868). The collection features 53 woodblock prints and original paintings by the masters of ukiyo-e, including works by Hokusai, Hiroshige and 15 of their contemporaries, and 17 handcrafted objects such as games, instruments and hair ornaments. This collection has never been seen in the U.S. and is on loan from the Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art in Genoa, Italy.
Supporting the art collection and created exclusively for CCMA and the MAC, the show features Hokusai’s World: Step Into Edo walk through streetscape, Waves of DuPage: Beautiful Cities display, an Immersive History of Manga & Anime, a Hokusai Kids Area, Ukiyo-e Imagination Station, Samurai & Silk Selfie Station, the outdoor Great Wave Gardens and more. A variety of programming will take place during the exhibition run. For more information visit Hokusai2025.org.