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The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek recently acquired one of the world's most famous works of art, the "Great Wave" by Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849). "Under the Wave off Kanagawa", which is the actual title of the coloured woodblock print, was created by Hokusai in the years 1830/32. The work forms part of his presumably most famous series of woodblock prints, the "36 views of Mount Fuji". It could be acquired from a private collection for a price in the lower 7-digit range. The print forms the conclusion and at the same time apex of a series of acquisitions of works by Hokusai by the library in the course of the past months.

The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek could again expand its Japanese collection by an outstanding work by Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849). The new acquisition is the famous coloured woodblock print "South wind, clear sky", better known as "Red Fuji".

The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek has managed to complement its extensive Japanese collection by an outstanding work: The woodblock print "Thunderstorm in the foothills of the Fuji" by Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849), the great master of Japanese coloured woodblock printing, could be bought from a Japanese private collection.

After you have logged in on the web page of our booking system, you can now view and manage your bookings in a newly designed overview.

Qalamos, the portal for manuscripts from Asian and African scriptural tradition, starts on 28 June 2022. The portal pools the metadata and digital copies of manuscripts from this area from over 20 German institutions and makes them publicly accessible together for the first time.