Rare Japanese woodblock prints on display in Poland

Japanese woodblock print "A Sudden Shower over the Ohashi Bridge and Atake", by Utagawa Hiroshige was a favourite of Vincent Van Gogh..-AFP

Warsaw (AFP) - Polish-French art enthusiast Jerzy Leskowicz is obsessed with first-edition Japanese woodblock prints, and Katsushika Hokusai's iconic 19th-century "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" is only one of many in his collection.

Part of that collection went on display at the weekend in Poland at the National Museum in Warsaw, where visitors can also admire Utagawa Hiroshige's "A Sudden Shower over the Ohashi Bridge and Atake", a favourite of celebrated 19th Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh.