070607. 9/46, Thirty-six Views of Bath Abbey. My tribute to Hokusai’s Fugaku Sanju Rokkei
June 7, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Posted in Architecture, Bath, Bath Abbey, Cathedrals and churches, Columns, Fugaku Sanju Rokkei, Hokusai, Ionic Order, Light and Shadow, people, somerset, Tabernacles, Towers | 6 Comments 
Here’s the West Facade of Bath Abbey through architect Thomas Baldwin’s Pump Room Colonnade (with the Pump Room and the Roman Baths behind) compared with Hokusai’s Bushi Senju.
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When you’re done, you should print all of these (and maybe take their Fugaku Sanju Rokkei inspirations, print them smaller than your Bath Abbey photos, and arrange them on a matte inside a frame… and erect that frame somewhere in the room) and post these photos all over a living room. FRAME them, even. Make them look un-dormlike and ARTFUL. Because they ARE.
Comment by JosyC— June 7, 2007 #
These photos are absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing them with all of us.
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Comment by Pat Scott— June 7, 2007 #
Do the framing or arrangement as Josy says but get it exhibited in Bath–that’s where is should be–How do you think they feel about comparing Bath Abbey to Mt. Fuji?
Comment by barbara— June 7, 2007 #
i agree with josyc. these are great jamola!
Comment by pod— June 10, 2007 #
Your visual analogies are striking. I can’t wait for the next one and the next and the next…
Comment by ms. place— June 12, 2007 #
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