392 Pages
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Routledge
390 Pages
by
Routledge
390 Pages
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Routledge
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The flowering of Far Eastern culture and philosophy as seen through the remarkable gardens they gave rise to. This classic work was one of the first to reveal the full meaning and symbolism of the gardens of China and Japan, and to treat them as serious works of art and material culture, rather than as quaint and pretty plantings. In spirit, the art of these gardens is akin to landscape painting;... Read more
I. THE ANCIENT CHINESE PROTOTYPE II. THE MODERN CHINESE PROTOTYPE III. EARLIEST JAPANESE GARDENS IV. GARDENS OF HEIAN V. THE GLORY OF THE FUJIW ARAS VI. GARDENS OF THE WESTERN PARADISE VII. THE TRANSITION GARDENS VIII. MANSIONS OF MUROMACHI PART 1: THE GOLD PAVILION IX. MANSIONS OF MUROMACHI I PART 11: THE SILVER PAVILION x. THE PAINTING GARDENS XI. SERMON IN STONE XII. HIDEYOSHI'S GARDENS XIII. TEA GARDENS-THE DEWY PATH XIV. PRINCELY ESTATES OF TOKUGA W A TIMES XV. IMPRESSIONISTIC ZEN LANDSCAPES XVI. LITERAL LANDSCAPES ' XVII. MINIATURE GARDENS AND TOKUGAWA CONVENTIONS XVIII. GARDENS AND FLOWERS OF THE MODERN AGE
Biography
Loraine E. Kuck
