The Story of a Neglected Book: Hokusai’s Illustrated Tang Poetry of 1880

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May 4, 2020 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
2020-05-04T17:00:00+01:00
2020-05-04T18:00:00+01:00
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Ashmolean Museum
OX1 2PH
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Academic Art History

The Story of a Neglected Book: Hokusai’s Illustrated Tang Poetry of 1880
Mon 4 May, 5–6pm
Ashmolean Museum Lecture Theatre
With Dr Ellis Tinios, Visiting Researcher, Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Learn about a deluxe book, designed by Hokusai in the 1830s but not published until 1880, that demonstrates his extraordinary powers of composition, unerring sense of line, and ability to offer fresh and exciting visualisations of Chinese texts.

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