{"product_id":"9781913875824-a-tale-of-two-balconies","title":"A Tale of Two Balconies","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cleverly designedbook about Katsushika Hokusai's \u003ci\u003eTheSazaido of Gohyakurakanji\u003c\/i\u003e and James McNeill Whistler's \u003ci\u003eVariations in Flesh Colour and Green - TheBalcony,\u003c\/i\u003e that includes drawing, collage, colouring and press-outactivities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a presentationthat divides the book into two equal parts, \u003ci\u003eATale of Two Balconies\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the elements that make eachof these artworks-both in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art,Smithsonian Institution-unique. Exploring the depicted locations of each (inEdo Japan and Victorian England) enables deeper insight as the authors examinethe idea of the balcony itself as a construct at once both private and public -creating a view and juxtaposing the different cultural domains both within andbeyond the balcony railing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis stunning book is double-fronted, so readers can beginreading from either side. A carefully-designed centre section encouragesreaders to engage with the themes of perspective and recollection through theirown art-making activities - collage, drawing and colouring, even building apop-out Hokusai diorama and Victorian Whistler toy theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlsofeatures works from Tate, National Portrait Gallery, London, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery \u0026amp; Museum, Bournemouth, National Galleries of Scotland, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41601060667489,"sku":"9781913875824","price":26.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30107670.jpg?v=1726732614","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913875824-a-tale-of-two-balconies","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}