Dulwich Picture Gallery has opened “Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji”, an exhibition celebrating the work of Katsushika Hokusai, one of Japan’s most influential artists. The gallery welcomed its first visitors on Monday evening, 19 October.
Among the visitor highlights is an interactive stamp rally hosted by Japanese stationery brand Shachihata. The activity is inspired by Hokusai’s iconic woodblock print, “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”. Chantelle White, manager of the London International Stationery Show, and Shunyan Ho, UK and Ireland business development manager for Shachihata EU, were among the first to take part as the exhibition opened.
Ho said Shachihata had worked directly with the museum team on the project, making it rewarding to see the idea come to life at the exhibition. Visitors on Monday night enjoyed the experience, Ho added, and the experience offers them a keepsake to take home. According to Ho, this is the first time Shachihata has hosted a stamp rally within a museum exhibition in the UK, and Ho described the evening as lovely.
For Shachihata, a Japanese brand, participating in a project that celebrates Japan’s artistic heritage makes the collaboration particularly special. “Hokusai: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” is open at Dulwich Picture Gallery until 17 January 2027.