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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.touristinfoservices.eu/event/from-woodbloc
 k-print-to-manga-artistic-japan-67">From Woodblock Print to Manga: Artisti
 c Japan</a>\nFrom Woodblock Print to Manga: Artistic Japan From the great 
 masters of Edo-period woodblock printing to the renowned mangaka of contem
 porary times\, the exhibition highlights a graphic tradition and aesthetic
  culture that has been passed down in Japan since the medieval era. Woodbl
 ock printing was part of popular culture intended for a wide audience\, ju
 st as manga is today. The themes and symbols found in traditional prints r
 eappear in contemporary manga in new forms\, transforming this heritage in
 to modern expression. Numerous historical objects accompany the prints of 
 the great masters Hokusai\, Hiroshige and Utamaro\, revealing exceptional 
 artistic craftsmanship. This fascinated the West when Japan presented itse
 lf at the 1867 Paris World’s Fair. Japanese art sparked extraordinary en
 thusiasm\, giving rise to Japonism. Influence between Japan and the West w
 ould be mutual. While Impressionists drew inspiration from Japan\, Western
  comics and satirical press reshaped Japanese graphic storytelling. After 
 World War II\, Osamu Tezuka\, the “God of Manga\,” revolutionised the 
 medium by introducing cinematic techniques inspired by Walt Disney. He lai
 d the foundations of modern manga\, which later diversified into specific 
 genres (shōnen\, shōjo\, seinen\, etc.). Major names in manga from the 1
 980s to today can be seen on the walls of the Abbey of Stavelot: Dragon Ba
 ll\, One Piece\, Naruto\, Astro Boy\, Saint Seiya\, City Hunter\, Nausica
 ä of the Valley of the Wind\, and many other heroes\, presented through o
 riginal drawings\, dōgas\, cels\, and 3D figurines. Information and Booki
 ng
DTSTAMP:20260816T051057Z
LOCATION:Abbaye de Stavelot\, Cour de l’Abbaye\, 1\, 4970 Stavelot\, Belg
 ium
SUMMARY:From Woodblock Print to Manga: Artistic Japan
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.touristinfoservices.eu/ev
 ent/from-woodblock-print-to-manga-artistic-japan-67">From Woodblock Print 
 to Manga: Artistic Japan</a>\nFrom Woodblock Print to Manga: Artistic Japa
 n From the great masters of Edo-period woodblock printing to the renowned 
 mangaka of contemporary times\, the exhibition highlights a graphic tradit
 ion and aesthetic culture that has been passed down in Japan since the med
 ieval era. Woodblock printing was part of popular culture intended for a w
 ide audience\, just as manga is today. The themes and symbols found in tra
 ditional prints reappear in contemporary manga in new forms\, transforming
  this heritage into modern expression. Numerous historical objects accompa
 ny the prints of the great masters Hokusai\, Hiroshige and Utamaro\, revea
 ling exceptional artistic craftsmanship. This fascinated the West when Jap
 an presented itself at the 1867 Paris World’s Fair. Japanese art sparked
  extraordinary enthusiasm\, giving rise to Japonism. Influence between Jap
 an and the West would be mutual. While Impressionists drew inspiration fro
 m Japan\, Western comics and satirical press reshaped Japanese graphic sto
 rytelling. After World War II\, Osamu Tezuka\, the “God of Manga\,” re
 volutionised the medium by introducing cinematic techniques inspired by Wa
 lt Disney. He laid the foundations of modern manga\, which later diversifi
 ed into specific genres (shōnen\, shōjo\, seinen\, etc.). Major names in
  manga from the 1980s to today can be seen on the walls of the Abbey of St
 avelot: Dragon Ball\, One Piece\, Naruto\, Astro Boy\, Saint Seiya\, City 
 Hunter\, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\, and many other heroes\, pre
 sented through original drawings\, dōgas\, cels\, and 3D figurines. Infor
 mation and Booking
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