Archivist Gallery Matches – Hokusai Wave

Founded in 1998, as the name might suggest; the archives of the Natural History Museum is where the Archivist Gallery first began.  Collaborating with artists all over the world, they have created the finest range of British luxury soaps and matches.

This image was part of Katsushika Hokusai’s series Thirty – Using a western perspective to represent both depth & volume. The artist’s obsession with the Mount Fuji and natural scenes can be attributed to a popular folktale that suggests that the elixir of life could be found at the mountain’s summit.