The Gardens of Japan

by Jiro Harada

Overview

First published in 2005. 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), on which the book concentrates, revived the earlier simpler cha-no-yu style of garden heavily influenced by Zen. A special feature of the book is rare period photographs of famous parks and the now vanished gardens of Japanese aristocrats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136185731
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/04/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	188
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Jiro Harada

Table of Contents

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