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Old 19th January 2008, 01:15 AM   #13 (permalink)
Giovanna Clairval
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Re: "24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai" excerpts and ukiyo-e



"It is difficult, before the ancient powers of the Ring of Fire, not to stand with some trepidation, sliding back through geological eons to times of creation and destruction when new lands were formed. The great outpourings, the bomblike flash and dazzle, the dance of the lightnings like a crown . . ."


# 7. Mt. Fuji from the Foot

The peculiar red colouring was considered revolutionary when the print was published.

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