In Both Paintings and Sound, Atmosphere Is Everything: The Hokusai Exhibition

I went to see Hokusai.
I was deeply struck by the fact that in both paintings and sound, atmosphere is everything.

The most famous "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" made me feel not so much an atmospheric quality as the swaying of waves like an attraction.
The gust of wind in "Sudden Shower at Ohashi" magnificently conveys the feeling of invisible air's violent movement—the wind itself.

On a summer afternoon with temperatures close to body heat, despite it being a weekday, there were long lines at the ticket office. Since you could see all forty-six views of Mount Fuji—the thirty-six views of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji plus the additional ten views of Ura Fuji—all together in one place, I was impressed that people would gather even in such heat. Then, while looking at the first Red Fuji, I realized:
"Ah, this must be the 'Berabo' effect."
I've heard that the historical drama tells the story of Tsutaya Juzaburo, who produced ukiyo-e artists.
That's why so many people are gathering—or rather, the organizers timed their planning to coincide with this moment, which explains the popular crowds.

Between the series of thirty-six views, works by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting Mount Fuji from what appears to be the same locations suddenly appear, making the differences in artistic style, perspective, color, and tone clearly expressed and very interesting.

Seeing the actual ukiyo-e, I understood how Hokusai gave tremendous impact to the "Impressionist" painters who became a major movement in Europe influenced by Japonism.
For Impressionist painters who broke out of the Academy's classical indoor paintings to begin depicting everyday atmosphere, Hokusai's lines magically depicted air and space.
The fact that this tremendous art was used as cushioning to wrap pottery must have been a double surprise.

The real thing is truly amazing!
Since this is the Hokusai that Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir, and van Gogh all admired, it's only natural.