A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto

by Marc Treib, Ron Herman (Contribution by)

Overview

Designed for the layman as well as the professional, this concise yet comprehensive guide provides both practical information and theoretical insights into the design of the Japanese garden. Kyoto, the capital of Japan for over one thousand years, possesses a richness of garden art without equal as a living chronicle of Japanese cultural history and environmental design. Following the introductory essays are individual entries for more than 50 temple and palace gardens. The text is augmented by an excellent selection of photographs, historical prints, maps, and color plates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781940743677
Publisher:	ORO Editions
Publication date:	03/15/2019
Pages:	204
Sales rank:	750,917
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Marc Treib is Professor of Architecture Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, a practicing graphic designer, and a noted historian and critic of landscape and architecture. He has published widely on modern and historical subjects in the United States, Japan, and Scandinavia.

Ron Herman is a landscape architect specializing in residential and estate gardens, with his office in San Leandro, California. After receiving his degree in landscape architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, he studied the history of Japanese gardens at Kyoto University.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	viii
	Acknowledgments	xi
	A Guide to This Guide	xii
	The Japanese Garden and Its Cultural Context	3
	Photohistory (Color Plates)	35
	Making the Landscape of Kyoto	43
	Central District	55
	Daitoku-ji	57
	Daisen-in	61
	Koto-in	63
	Koho-an	64
	Daitoku-ji Hojo	66
	Shinju-an	68
	Ryogen-in	69
	Other Daitoku-ji gardens	69
	Ura Senke	70
	Omote Senke	71
	Kyoto Gosho (Imperial Palace)	72
	Sento Gosho	73
	Nijo-jo (Nijo Castle)	77
	Nishi Hongan-ji	80
	Northwest District	83
	Myoshin-ji	85
	Taizo-in	86
	Reiun-in	88
	Gyokuho-in	88
	Toji-in	89
	Ninna-ji	91
	Ryoan-ji	93
	Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion)	96
	Koetsu-ji	99
	Shoden-ji	100
	Southwest District	103
	Tenryu-ji	105
	Saiho-ji (The Moss Temple)	107
	Katsura Rikyu	110
	Yoshimine-dera	118
	Northeast District	121
	Anraku-ji	123
	Honen-in	124
	Ginkaku-ji (The Silver Pavilion)	127
	Shisen-do	131
	Manshu-in	134
	Shugaku-in Rikyu	135
	Renge-ji	142
	Entsu-ji	144
	Sanzen-in	146
	Jakko-in	148
	Southeast District	151
	Heian Jingu	153
	Murin-an	155
	Nanzen-ji	157
	Nanzen-ji Hojo	158
	Konchi-in	160
	Nanzen-in	162
	Shoren-in	163
	Kennin-ji	165
	Kiyomizu-dera	166
	Joju-in	168
	Chishaku-in	171
	Tofuku-ji	173
	Tofuku-ji Hojo	174
	Kaisan-do	176
	Funda-in	178
	Environs	181
	Jonangu	182
	Sambo-in	185
	Byodo-in	188
	Joruri-ji	190
	Appendices	192
	Suggested Itineraries	192
	Gardens by Features	192
	Index of Architectural Periods	193
	Glossary	194
	Plants Commonly Used in Japanese Gardens	197
	Suggested Readings	198
	General Index	200

Editorial Reviews

The book's design is refreshingly simple and uncluttered, and as a guide is easy to carry around....[it] provides a solid, and at times charming, introduction to the extraordinary gardens of Kyoto. -The East

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