Hokusai’s Manga — far more than a precursor to modern “comics” — served as a portable visual encyclopedia that profoundly shaped the imagination and visual language of 19th-century Belgian artists such as Félicien Rops, Alfred Stevens, and James Ensor. By tracing how these artists engaged with Hokusai Manga, we uncover a forgotten story of global artistic exchange that transformed Belgian art at a crucial moment in art history and cultural exchange.
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