A History of the World in 100 Objects   /     Hokusai's The Great Wave

Description

The history of humanity - as told through one hundred objects from the British Museum in London - is once again in Japan. This week Neil MacGregor, the museum's director, is looking at the global economy in the 19th century - at mass production and mass consumption. Today he is with an image that rapidly made its way around the world - Hokusai's print, The Great Wave, the now familiar seascape with a snow topped Mount Fuji in the background that became emblematic of the newly emerging Japan. Neil explores the conditions that produced this famous image - with help from Japan watchers Donald Keene and Christine Guth. Producer: Anthony Denselow.

Subtitle
Neil MacGregor with a familiar image - Hokusai's The Great Wave.
Duration
829
Publishing date
2010-10-13 09:00
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v72n6
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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Enclosures
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