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Hokusai « La Menace suspendue » poster

Hokusai « La Menace suspendue »

1999 30 min France

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Overview

The silhouette of a giant wave about to engulf fragile boats: this image of suspended fate has traveled the world in the form of postcards, posters, and advertisements. Why such success? How did an image so deeply rooted in a specific culture—that of Japanese prints—come to achieve such universality?

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