The Rediscovery of 103 Hokusai Lost Sketches (2021) (japan-forward.com)

Every few months I post this link again about how ALL comics (well, at least Japanese ones...) start from Hokusai Manga and this exhibit tells that story beautifully.

https://hokusai.anotherstory.world/en/

It's terrific, and touring for several years all over the world.

Wood block print maker David Bull produced NEW wood block prints based on these sketches: https://mokuhankan.com/subscriptions/reborn.html

He streams regularly on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/japaneseprintmaking

It's worth noting that the link on the page to the list of pictures contains a mis-transliteration in search of "banbutsu" for "banmotsu" leading to a blank result. Both are possible for 万物, but the prior is more common.

I believe this is the correct link to a full list of the Lost Sketches: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/search?keyword=ehon...

If anyone is ever in kurashiki. There is a great museum featuring Hokusai and everyone involved in ukiyo-e