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The art of the Japanese garden / David Young and Michiko Kimura Young ; photography by David and Michiko Young, Ben Simmons, Keystone ; illustrations by Tan Hong Yew.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : Tuttle, 2005.Description: 176 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0804835985 (hbk.)
  • 9784805311257
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Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 712.6 YOU 1 Available T00584973
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Winner of the 2006 American Horitcultural Society Book Award!

Gardening has reached new heights of sophistication, and this book profiles a number of the most notable gardens in Japan and beyond. The goal of a Japanese garden is to suggest a landscape, to depict famous natural scenes, or to evoke a particular artistic quality or atmosphere. Graveled courtyards, early aristocratic gardens, Zen gardens, and several other elements all play key roles in these extravagant landscapes.

The Art of the Japanese Garden is a valuable resource for anyone interested in gardening, landscape design, and Japanese art and culture.

Bibliography: p. 176.

Includes bibliographical references.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • The Art of Japanese Gardens: Development of Japanese Gardens
  • Basic Elements and Principles:
  • Rocks, Sand and Gravel
  • Walls, Fences and Paths
  • Ponds, Waterfalls and Bridges
  • Decorative Artifacts
  • Islands, Hills and Pavilions
  • Flora and Fauna
  • The Four Seasons
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Japan's Traditional Gardens:
  • Early Graveled Courtyards (Ise Jinju, Horyuji Temple)
  • Shinden Style Complexes (Daikakuji Temple, Ninnaji Temple, Heian Shrine)
  • Esoteric and Paradise Gardens (Sanzenin Temple, Byodoin Temple, Joruriji Temple)
  • Zen Temple Gardens (Tenryuji Temple, Kinkakuji Temple, Ginkakuji Temple, Ryoanji Temple, Daitokuji Temple)
  • Warrior Gardens (Nishi Honganji Temple, Nijo Castle)
  • Tea Roji (Kotoin Temple, Urakuen); Edo Period Gardens (Katsura Rikyu, Shugakuin and Sento Gosho, Suizenji Koen, Ritsurin Koen, Kenrokuen, Okayama Korakuen, Tokyo Stroll Gardens)
  • Modern Gardens:Meiji Gardens: (Sankeien and Murinan)
  • Showa Gardens: (Tofukuji and Adachi Museum)
  • Japanese Gardens Outside Japan
  • Modern Residential Gardens

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