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'Storm Below the Summit' by Katsushika Hokusai.
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'Under the Wave off Kanagawa' by Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849) is part of Louvre Abu Dhabi's new exhibition Stories of Paper. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National
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'Al Saadi's Diaries' by Abdullah Al Saadi.
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'Le Violon d'Ingres' by Man Ray. (United States, 1890-France, 1976).
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'Pipal Tree' by Jayashree Chakravarty.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'Labirinto e Grande Pozzo' installation.
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Full-scale model of a traditional Korean house interior, made using Korean paper.
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Antonio Pisanello's 'Ashen Crane'.
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A snaking arrangement of paper banners segments the exhibition and provides historical context.
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Attributed to Huineng (638-713) The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, Korea, 1370.
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'Al Saadi's Diaries', 2016.
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Anonymous. 'Lotus Sutra of the Good Law'. China, c.1590.
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'The Sausalito Garden' by Etel Adnan.
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Turtle-shaped flask, vest, strap for transportation, shoes, hat. Korea , Joseon dynasty (1932-1910).
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'Storm Below the Summit' by Katsushika Hokusai.
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'Under the Wave off Kanagawa' by Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849) is part of Louvre Abu Dhabi's new exhibition Stories of Paper. All Photos: Victor Besa / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/V2MBJYB64BGQFKKV7GEVRP4CBU.jpg?smart=true&auth=ffd9edbee946ecc4bbd783c386cb12ebd209cae3a904c699c74b5b3ce2b15515&width=400&height=225)
'Al Saadi's Diaries' by Abdullah Al Saadi.
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'Le Violon d'Ingres' by Man Ray. (United States, 1890-France, 1976).
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/H3U2A6ZNSZH6DHLA2OCHSUCYYU.jpg?smart=true&auth=25a765135e7782cffa586c1f7a084cae0f917a39e56b4795660a373b6a7c3b26&width=400&height=225)
'Pipal Tree' by Jayashree Chakravarty.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto's 'Labirinto e Grande Pozzo' installation.
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Full-scale model of a traditional Korean house interior, made using Korean paper.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/64VK6QXSNZDJDMHP536K7OQA3A.jpg?smart=true&auth=e5bc8a6ae0e9eff0e701b3c639d60fbeaffc9797fc64740616d416908738f39b&width=400&height=225)
Antonio Pisanello's 'Ashen Crane'.
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A snaking arrangement of paper banners segments the exhibition and provides historical context.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LZL67AQXPJGTPNGZGWH4TCMXL4.jpg?smart=true&auth=5304f6896f8c0d1e3735a296b5a0411cdb349ae661f90873548237deca31cf25&width=400&height=225)
Attributed to Huineng (638-713) The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, Korea, 1370.
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'Al Saadi's Diaries', 2016.
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Anonymous. 'Lotus Sutra of the Good Law'. China, c.1590.
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'The Sausalito Garden' by Etel Adnan.
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Turtle-shaped flask, vest, strap for transportation, shoes, hat. Korea , Joseon dynasty (1932-1910).
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/63ASWE7TYFELNHSSSND43QEBVU.jpg?smart=true&auth=7fca8dabf87f452368d75d758684c762863dd79eabf5e552ad9b1ff1070be09e&width=400&height=225)
'Storm Below the Summit' by Katsushika Hokusai.
Louvre Abu Dhabi honours the legacy of paper in new show
Stories of Paper opens at Louvre Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and will be showing until July 24
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Razmig Bedirian
19 April, 2022
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