{"product_id":"inax-gallery_kaidan-monogatari-1993","title":"Staircase Stories: INAX BOOKLET","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the \"INAX BOOKLET\" series by the INAX Gallery Planning Committee. Published in 1993, this booklet was produced in conjunction with the \"Staircase Narratives\" exhibition held at the INAX Gallery from December of that year through February 1994. It examines staircases not merely as architectural elements for ascending and descending, but from multiple perspectives, including their form, function, history, symbolism, and relationship to human psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe centerpiece, \"Staircase Narratives A to Z,\" interprets staircases through different lenses in alphabetical order, covering topics such as detail, effect, futurism, genius, handmade, Izumo Taisha, Japan style, literature, maze, ornament, psycho, renaissance, skyscraper, universe, zero, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors include Eiji Katsura, Yoichi Iijima, Toji Kamata, Takashi Uzawa, Yoetsu Fujitani, Yoshiyuki Kawahigashi, Takayuki Suzuki, Shinbo Minami, Saburo Kawamoto, Hiroaki Matsuura, Hajime Yatsuka, Kiko Mozuna, Osamu Sakura, Jun Hoshikawa, Toru Kano, and Kengo Kuma.\u003cbr\u003e\"Staircase Narratives A to Z\" by Takashi Murai features photographs by Junichi Shimomura, Isao Aihara, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is structured to re-examine the meaning of this familiar structure by traversing diverse fields including architecture, urbanism, ritual, literature, film, the body, and ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Staircase Narratives (Kaidan Monogatari) - INAX BOOKLET\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] INAX\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] December 6, 1993\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] 83 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 205 x 210 x 7 mm \/ 285 g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Kaidan Monogatari\u003cbr\u003e[Authors\/Editors, etc.] Planning: INAX Gallery Planning Committee \/ Editing: Archive Co., Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e[Printing\/Binding] Nissha Co., Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 978-4-87275-545-9\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [4] Fair to Poor (Body: scuffs, corners slightly creased, minor foxing on the top edge)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured Book] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] Staircase Narratives Exhibition (INAX Gallery, December 1993–February 1994)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=INAX%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC\"\u003eINAX Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gallery operated by INAX. It addressed cross-disciplinary themes in architecture, design, lifestyle culture, folklore, and technology, presenting them through a combination of exhibitions and publications. INAX Gallery (later LIXIL Gallery) was opened in Ginza, Tokyo, in 1981, and was a cultural exhibition space focused on architecture, design, and ceramics that closed its 40-year history in September 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=INAX%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC\"\u003eINAX Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=INAX%E5%87%BA%E7%89%88\"\u003eINAX Publishing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchive Co., Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E9%9A%88%E7%A0%94%E5%90%BE\"\u003eKengo Kuma\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E5%AE%89%E8%97%A4%E5%BF%A0%E9%9B%84\"\u003eTadao Ando\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKiko Mozuna\u003cbr\u003eHajime Yatsuka\u003cbr\u003eSaburo Kawamoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/search?q=%E5%8D%97%E4%BC%B8%E5%9D%8A\"\u003eShinbo Minami\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"いなっくすぎゃらりーきかくいいんかい｜INAXギャラリー企画委員会","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896476233770,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/inax-gallery_kaidan-monogatari-1993.jpg?v=1790171114","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/en\/products\/inax-gallery_kaidan-monogatari-1993","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}