The Japanese Garden /

The Japanese Garden /

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Author / Creator:Walker, Sophie, author.
Imprint:London : Phaidon Press, 2017.
©2017
Description:303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 27 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Gardens -- Japan -- History.
Gardens -- Japan -- Pictorial works.
Gardens.
Gardens, Japanese.
Gardens, Japanese -- Zen influences.
Japanese tea gardens.
Japan.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11359984
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Other authors / contributors:Andō, Tadao, 1941- contributor.
ISBN:9780714874777
0714874779
Notes:Includes bibliographical index.
Summary:An in-depth exploration spanning 800 years of the art, essence, and enduring impact of the Japanese garden. The most comprehensive exploration of the art of the Japanese garden published to date, this book covers more than eight centuries of the history of this important genre. Author and garden designer Sophie Walker brings fresh insight to this subject, exploring the Japanese garden in detail through a series of essays and with 100 featured gardens, ranging from ancient Shinto shrines to imperial gardens and contemporary Zen designs. Leading artists, architects, and other cultural practitioners offer personal perspectives in newly commissioned essays.

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