The catalogue of the most comprehensive exhibition ever held in Italy dedicated to Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), the undisputed master of Japanese art and a key figure in global visual culture. The exhibition forms part of the official program celebrating 160 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan, sealing a deep and enduring cultural dialogue between two artistic traditions that continue to influence and enrich one another.Through a broad and articulated itinerary, the catalogue—edited by Beata Romanowicz—guides the reader in discovering not only the celebrated Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, including the iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa, but also an extraordinary selection of woodblock prints, illustrated books, and rare objects from the prestigious collection of the National Museum in Kraków, one of the most important European collections featuring outstanding examples of Japanese art, particularly from the Edo period.The reader is led into the refined universe of Ukiyo-e, the “Floating World,” where nature, the movement of water, landscape, female figures, and scenes of everyday Japanese life become the protagonists of a poetic and surprisingly modern vision. The volume narrates the work of an artist who profoundly shaped the Western imagination.