Images of Familial Intimacy in Eastern and Western Art

"ImagesofFamilialIntimacyinEasternandWesternArt"offersacomparativeartandsocio-historicalanalysisofselectedimagesoffamilialintimacyinAsiaandEuropefromthepre-moderneratothepresentdaybasedonanexaminationofthevaluesystemsandexpectationsexistingatthetimeintheregionsinwhichtheworkswerecreated.Awidevarietyofimagesarediscussedrangingfromfamilyportraitsanddepictionsofthehomeinseventeenth-centuryDutchgenrepaintings,"ukiyoe"printsand"fusuma"slidingwallpanelsoftheEdoperiod,tofamilialimagesmadeaftertheKoreanWarof1950-53,providingthereaderwitharareinsightintotheevolutionEastandWestoftheculturalnormsandcustomsimpactingonthefamilyandpersonalspace