Gardens Of Japan

ISBN-13: 9780710307491 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 256 str.

Jiro Harada

Opis

This charming volume presents a rare opportunity to view the gardens of Meiji Japan from the inside, as seen through the eyes of an official of the Imperial Household in 1928. In Japan, the garden is considered a barometer of the nation's prosperity and character, and different periods in history have produced different kinds of gardens. Harada gives brief summaries of them all, including the Edo period (1603-1867), when professional gardeners first took over the design of gardens from priests, and reveals a few of the subtle distinctions that the Japanese use to distinguish between different kinds of gardens that appear identical to Western eyes. As a reaction to all things foreign, the gardens of the Meiji Restoration period (1868-1912), revived the earlier simpler cha-no-yu style of garden heavily influenced by Zen. Rare period photographs of famous parks and the now vanished gardens of Japanese aristocrats show gardens in a more naturalistic style than is common in Japan today.

Spis treści

Kamakura Period; Nambukocho and Muromachi Periods; Momoyama Period; Edo Period; Since Restoration of 1868; Different Styles of Nippon; Gardens; Garden Planning; General Classification; Shin, Gyo and So Forms of Treatment; Dried up and Rock Gardens; Water Gardens; Literary Men's Style; Cha-No- Yu Gardens; Approaches; Gardens Parts and Accessories; Cascades; Streams and Springs; Lakes; Hills; Islands; Bridges; Stones; Stepping Stones and Pavements; Sand; Trees and Plants; Wells; Water Basins; Lanterns; Pagodas and other Ornaments; Rest Arbours and Cha-Seki; Gateways and Fences; Garden Care and Winter Decorations; Conclusion

O autorze

Jiro Harada