A wave of rare Hokusai works to hit the British Museum in September

'Fumei Choja And The Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox' is one of Hokusai’s drawings that will be on show at the British Museum this September. Photo: AFP

Although Katsushika Hokusai is undoubtedly Japan’s best-known artist, some of his works have never been on public display.

The British Museum in London will remedy that late September with the exhibition, Hokusai: The Great Picture Book Of Everything.