The Great wave / a Fulmar Television & Film production for BBC Wales ; produced and directed by Bob Bentley ; written by Russell Davies.
Created when he was 70 years old, Katsushika Hokusai's woodblock painting depicts human vulnerability in the face of nature, with three fragile cargo boats about to be swamped by a giant wave. The program looks at the profound influence The Great Wave had on Western art, and the many instances...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English |
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North Sydney, NSW :
BBC Worldwide,
2005.
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| Series: | Private life of a masterpiece
episode 6 |
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| Summary: | Created when he was 70 years old, Katsushika Hokusai's woodblock painting depicts human vulnerability in the face of nature, with three fragile cargo boats about to be swamped by a giant wave. The program looks at the profound influence The Great Wave had on Western art, and the many instances in which it was reproduced, borrowed and adapted around the world. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm. |
| Format: | DVD-Video; All regions. Colour recording system: PAL. |