One of the few disappointments during my recent trip to Japan was the unexpected closure of the Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo for renovation. I did, however, get to visit the wonderful, but tiny Ota Memorial Museum that features historic woodblock prints. Sadly, the Ota didn’t have any of their Hokusai prints on display due to a special show.

When I returned home, I did a deep dive into Japanese art and found the excellent video below on the making of probably the most famous work of woodblock printing ever created: “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa”.