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**Winner of the American Horticultural Society Book Award**
Japanese gardens are rooted in two traditions: an ancient one in which patches of graveled forest or pebbled beach were dedicated to nature spirits, and a tradition from China and Korea that included elements such as ponds, streams, waterfalls, rock compositions, and a variety of vegetation. This book traces the development and blending of these two traditions, while also providing insight into modern Japanese gardening trends.
The Art of the Japanese Garden is a comprehensive collection of the most notable gardens in Japan—including graveled courtyards, early aristocratic villas, palace gardens, esoteric and paradise gardens, Zen gardens, warrior gardens, tea gardens, and stroll gardens. With an impressive amount of new content, including more than 30 images, this updated edition offers inspiring ideas for your own trip to Japan. If you’re just dreaming of traveling to Japan, there is also a section on Japanese gardens in other countries—get a taste of Japanese culture and tradition closer to home.
Japanese gardening has reached new heights of sophistication, and serves as garden design and landscaping inspiration all over the world. The Art of the Japanese Garden introduces readers to the history, culture, and design behind these large-scale works of art.
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Publisher : Tuttle Publishing (May 21, 2019)
Language : English
Hardcover : 176 pages
ISBN-10 : 4805314974
ISBN-13 : 978-4805314975
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 7.6 x 1.1 x 10.1 inches
Customers say
Customers appreciate the book’s beautiful photographs and graphical layouts. They find the information informative and useful. The book provides a great introduction to Japanese gardens with diagrams and an in-depth look at some of the finest gardens found. Readers praise the clear and easy-to-read text, which helps understand the concepts.
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Victoria Lando –
Very beautiful edition of high quality
This book is so beautiful that could be a nice present to anybody.First impression: cover with a matte finish gives a pleasant feeling and you’ll enjoy to keep this book in your hands. The quality of the pictures is excellent. They are bright and with the good contrast.I like that in addition to the pictures there are a lot of graphical layouts and maps that help to understand the text. You will find description of all the styles of the Japanese gardens, their basic elements and principles. I also liked historical overviews. English is not my native language but the text is clear and easy to read.As a person who worked in the printing house, I should say that this is a very beautiful and high quality edition that was done carefully and with love.Victoria Lando, Finland
RocketDoc –
Great introduction to Japanese gardens
Useful and entertaining introduction to Japanese gardens, design and planning.
A voracious reader –
Beautiful photos!
This book has a huge number of really lovely photos and they were taken in different seasons. Also, the written material is substantial and very informative.
Arlene R Leipham –
Lovely
Gorgeous, informative. Perhaps a bit difficult to put into practical application.
Gerald E. Noeske –
Excellent item arrived right on schedule!
Excellent item arrived right on schedule!
R. Russell –
Excellent Japanese Garden information
As a Volunteer Guide at our Portland Japanese Garden (one of the very best in North America), I’ve collected a number of Garden books. This book is my favorite. It is nicely illustrated with pictures, drawings, maps and diagrams. The narrative concerning Garden history, styles and design principles is clear, and concise. Many of the prominent Gardens in Japan are featured. It covers both classical and more modern styles of Gardens. If you get one book on Japanese Gardens, make it this one.
Anthony Thompson –
Outstanding book on Japanese Gardens
I ordered this book somewhat “blind” without having seen it in a bookstore, etc. When it arrived, I must say that I was thrilled with the quality of the text, photos and other illustrations. The book thoroughly covers the basic history, principles and aesthetics of Japanese Gardens. Then it takes an in-depth look at some of the finest gardens of each type found in Japan. Highly recommended.
Tara –
Five Stars
Beautiful pictures, and explanations of the different aspects of Japanese gardens
Cliente Amazon –
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baill –
Great book ! Well documented and well written. The photos are excellent !
bjorn pieters –
Very nice book
Jas CB –
A great primer on Japanese garden styles.Very accessible explanations, beautiful photography and illustrations, and excellent value for money.A great compliment to this book is Kawaguchi’s ‘Authentic Japanese Gardens’, which shares similar characteristics.If you also enjoy books on this topic that are less ‘how to’ and more simply about beautiful photographs of beautiful Japanese gardens, then Itoh’s ‘The Gardens of Japan’ is considered to be a classic along those lines, but it is showing its age, in terms of many of the photos being printed in black & white (interspersed with some nice full-page colour plates). Note that different editions of the book vary in size!.To my surprise, the images in Brown & Cobb’s ‘Quiet Beauty’ are outstanding. I say surprise because this book is about North American examples of Japanese style gardens, and they can often miss the mark, but this book is largely an exception to that, and is filled with superb absolutely pin-sharp photography of some beautiful gardens. If you’re a sucker for Japanese style gardens and photographs of them, then I highly recommend ‘Quiet Beauty’. I have yet to find a book on the gardens in mainland Japan that trumps the equisite photography Cobb did of the North American gardens, and overlooking this book on account of the gardens not actualy being in Japan would be a missed opportunity – I know this because I myself nearly fell into that trap. If you’re intending to build your own garden, then you will probably want to obtain some books on the philosophical underpinnings of how the Japanese styles evolved, some books on practical construction methods, and some for beautiful images that serve as inspiration.
Roren –
Ce livre fait écho à mon voyage au Japon et à mes nombreuses visites de jardins. J’aurais aimé l’avoir lu avant. Je le recommande à tous ceux qui s’intéresse à cette culture si particulière, pleine de raffinement et de symboles, qu’il voyagent dans leur tête ou qu’ils se rendent au Pays du Soleil Levant.Marie-Louise Rören