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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 the dozens of other prints (From Hokusai, Hiroshige, and others) are just incredible.

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

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The Harvard Art Museum also has a copy: https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/203742

I don't think most folks realize there are a couple of copies in Boston!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ah, interesting. Thanks for the clarification.

Would love to be able to get over to Boston!

According to the site, it's currently in Farmington CT if that is any closer.

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.

Gotcha. Agreed--not a hop skip jump away. Hopefully they make their way to your neck of the globe soon.

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