A tale of two balconies.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

National Museum of Asian Art (Smithsonian Institution), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849. Sazai Hall, Temple of Five Hundred Rankan.

Katsushika, Hokusai.

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903. Variations in flesh colour and green--The balcony.

Whistler, James McNeill.

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849--Criticism and interpretation.

Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903--Criticism and interpretation.

Balconies in art.

Physical Description:

80, 80 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (color) ; 26 cm + 1 pop-out model

Distribution:

Minneapolis, MN ; Consortium Book Sales

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian ; Lewes : in association with D. Giles Limited, 2024.

Summary:

"A visually appealing, playful, and thought-provoking book about Katsushika Hokusai's Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats and James McNeill Whistler's Variations in Flesh Colour and Green - The Balcony. With a mirrored presentation that divides the book into two equal parts, A Tale of Two Balconies explores what makes each of these artworks unique. The text examines the circumstances of production and the particularity of their depicted locations in Edo Japan and Victorian England. The authors also explore the balcony as a construct that is at once both private and public. It creates a view, that allows one to visualize and juxtapose different cultural domains both within and beyond the balcony railing. These images are also immersive for the viewer, as they are tacitly included as part of the group of figures depicted within the scene"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Whistler / Kerry Roeder

Hokusai / Kit Brooks.

Notes:

Tête-bêche format.

Includes pop-out model.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Container of: Roeder, Katherine. Whistler.

Container of: Brooks, Kit (Writer on Japanese art). Hokusai.

ISBN:

9781913875824

1913875822

OCLC:

1428037237