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Hokusai's Great Wave: Biography of a Global Icon
Christine M. E. Guth
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Description for Hokusai's Great Wave: Biography of a Global Icon
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ACBP; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Hokusai’s “Great Wave,” as it is commonly known today, is arguably one of Japan’s most successful exports, its commanding cresting profile instantly recognizable no matter how different its representations in media and style. In this richly illustrated and highly original study, Christine Guth examines the iconic wave from its first publication in 1831 through the remarkable range of its articulations, arguing that it has been a site where the tensions, contradictions, and, especially, the productive creativities of the local and the global have been negotiated and expressed. She follows the wave’s trajectory across geographies, linking its movements with larger political, ... Read more
Hokusai’s “Great Wave,” as it is commonly known today, is arguably one of Japan’s most successful exports, its commanding cresting profile instantly recognizable no matter how different its representations in media and style. In this richly illustrated and highly original study, Christine Guth examines the iconic wave from its first publication in 1831 through the remarkable range of its articulations, arguing that it has been a site where the tensions, contradictions, and, especially, the productive creativities of the local and the global have been negotiated and expressed. She follows the wave’s trajectory across geographies, linking its movements with larger political, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824839604
SKU
V9780824839604
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About Christine M. E. Guth
Christine M. E. Guth leads the Asian design and material culture specialism in the Royal College of Art and Victoria and Albert Museum postgraduate design history program.
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