Wistman Posted September 13, 2020 #1 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Quote One of the world's most important collections of art has re-emerged after having been lost for more than 70 years. The corpus – 103 original drawings by the non-Western world's most famous artist, the 19th century Japanese painter, Hokusai – came to light in Paris and has now been bought by the British Museum. The newly discovered artworks appear to have formed part of one of the most ambitious publishing projects ever conceived – a Japanese plan to create a huge pictorial encyclopaedia. Known as the Great Picture Book of Everything, it was conceived by Hokusai (best known for his most famous work – The Great Wave) – but was never completed. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/hokusai-lost-artwork-found-paris-british-museum-b404960.html 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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