The Art of the Japanese Garden

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Winner of the 2006 American Horticultural Society Book Award! The Art of the Japanese Garden traces the development and blending of gardening traditions, as well as the inclusion of new features as gardening reached new heights of sophistication on Japanese soil. The book features a number of the most notable gardens in Japan, including graveled courtyards, early aristocratic gardens, esoteric and paradise gardens, Zen gardens, warrior gardens, tea gardens and stroll gardens. Frontcover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 9 An Ancient Art Form......Page 11 Historical Overview......Page 12 Development of Japanese Gardens......Page 16 Basic Elements and Principles......Page 21 Rocks, Sand and Gravel......Page 24 Walls, Fences and Paths......Page 28 Ponds, Waterfalls and Bridges......Page 32 Decorative Elements......Page 36 Islands, Hills and Pavilions......Page 40 Flora and Fauna......Page 44 The Changing Seasons......Page 50 Behind the Scenes......Page 56 Japan’s Traditional Gardens......Page 63 Early Graveled Courtyards......Page 66 Ise Jingu......Page 68 Hōryūji Temple......Page 70 Shinden Style Complexes......Page 72 Daikakuji Temple......Page 74 Ninnaji Temple......Page 78 Heian Shrine......Page 80 Esoteric and Paradise Gardens......Page 84 Sanzenin Temple......Page 88 Byōdōin Temple......Page 92 Jōruriji Temple......Page 96 Zen Temple Gardens......Page 98 Tenryūji Temple......Page 102 Kinkakuji Temple......Page 104 Ginkakuji Temple......Page 108 Ryōanji Temple......Page 110 Daitokuji Temple......Page 112 Warrior Gardens......Page 114 Nishi Honganji Temple......Page 116 Nijō Castle......Page 118 Untitled......Page 120 Kōtōin Temple......Page 122 Urakuen......Page 124 Edo Period Gardens......Page 126 Katsura Rikyū......Page 132 Sentō Gosho and Shūgakuin......Page 134 Suizenji Jōjuen......Page 140 Ritsurin Kōen......Page 144 Kenrokuen......Page 150 Okayama Kōrakuen......Page 156 Tokyo Stroll Gardens......Page 158 More Recent Gardens......Page 161 Two Meiji Gardens......Page 164 Two Showa Gardens......Page 166 Japanese Gardens Outside of Japan......Page 170 Modern Residential Gardens......Page 174 Acknowledgments and Photo Credits......Page 177 Bibliography......Page 178