{"product_id":"hokusai-manga","title":"Hokusai Manga","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHokusai Manga\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn 1814, Hokusai’s sketches were published in a handbook of over 4,000 images: \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHokusai Manga\u003c\/span\u003e. It surpassed expectations as a student reference book, and became a bestseller. Here, in an elegant, three-volume package, an expansive selection of these works are revealed, presenting all of the themes, motifs and drawing techniques found in his art. The caricatures, satirical drawings, multi-panel illustrations and narrative depictions found in the book can clearly be seen as the basis for manga as it is understood today. One volume explores \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Life and Manners of the Day\u003c\/span\u003e (studying habits and objects of the everyday, from architectural features to wrestling moves and facial expressions); the second \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Whole Earth Catalogue\u003c\/span\u003e (largely concerned with nature, from animals to rock faces and fish); and the third presents the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFanciful, Mythical and Supernatural\u003c\/span\u003e (with images narrating myths and displaying fantastical creatures).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57625299321216,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2009\/7115\/files\/HokusaiManga_6.jpg?v=1773672687","url":"https:\/\/unitom.co.uk\/products\/hokusai-manga","provider":"UNITOM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}