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Evolution of Hokusai's "Great Wave" (1792-1831) (lemmy.world)
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[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Left right top bottom, like how we read. You can see a pretty linear evolution in the style.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think that's the intended way too, but it's not exactly a given as other languages have different reading patterns. Japan, for instance, reads right to left, and others read vertically.

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Yea but this is in English made for an English community. It's pretty safe to assume.