UNIQLO USA on "Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence"

Left: a woodblock print of a bright blue tidal wave cresting on choppy waters with a mountainscape in the distance; Right: five stacked wooden boxes with images of waves on the front; the largest one sits on top and each successive one getting progressively smaller

Left: Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) (detail), about 1830–31. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection.

Right: John Cederquist, How to Wrap Five Waves (detail), 1994–95. Baltic birch, plywood, poplar, maple, Sitka spruce, pine, epoxy, resin inlay, oil-based lithography inks, metal hardware. The Daphne Farago Collection. Reproduced with permission.

Left: a woodblock print of a bright blue tidal wave cresting on choppy waters with a mountainscape in the distance; Right: five stacked wooden boxes with images of waves on the front; the largest one sits on top and each successive one getting progressively smaller

Left: Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa-oki nami-ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) (detail), about 1830–31. Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper. William Sturgis Bigelow Collection.

Right: John Cederquist, How to Wrap Five Waves (detail), 1994–95. Baltic birch, plywood, poplar, maple, Sitka spruce, pine, epoxy, resin inlay, oil-based lithography inks, metal hardware. The Daphne Farago Collection. Reproduced with permission.

UNIQLO is honored to co-sponsor Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence, in its continued partnership with the MFA and a mission to bring art to all. As a global retailer with roots from Japan, UNIQLO has enjoyed helping to highlight the museum’s renowned collection of Japanese artwork, as well as its long history of cultural exchange with Japan. 

Katsushika Hokusai’s work as one of the great ukiyo-e masters—with globally iconic works such as Great Wave—has indeed been an inspiration across times and cultures. UNIQLO is pleased to pay homage to the artist through a special T-shirt collection celebrating ukiyo-e masters, giving people everywhere the opportunity to express themselves through art.

UNIQLO is now celebrating its sixth anniversary with the MFA, and we are proud of our contributions together supporting the local community with programs devoted to both artists and consumers. We hope that you enjoy the Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence exhibition.