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Availability:In StockContributor:Akira Nakata (Photographer), Tamayo Samejima (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Publish date:2020-04-07Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pie InternationalISBN-13:9784756252173ISBN-10:4756252176UPC:9784756252173Book Category:Gardening, Travel, ArtBook Subcategory:Japanese Gardens, Asia, AsianBook Topic:East, JapaneseSize:8.20 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCB1QCXR8D
96 breathtakingly stunning Japanese gardens you must visit in Kyoto

Kyoto's gardens are among the city's many glories. They are beautiful, thought-provoking. These unparalleled works of art at the creative frontier between man and nature date mainly from the Kamakura, Muromachi, and early Edo periods (approximately 1200 to 1650). These were eras of political and cultural ferment left us with many significant developments in the arts from the Noh theater to weaving and dyeing. The gardens of Kyoto featured in this book are a spectacular example of this peerless art form and collectively form a distinctive aspect of Japanese cultural heritage. Gardens, by incorporating living elements into a man-made design that is then integrated with buildings and other structures, necessarily embody their builders' philosophies concerning the relationship between humanity and nature. Those can be, very broadly speaking, divided into philosophies that view human beings as either dominant over or part of nature. Gardens in East Asia, and Japan in particular, tend to be of natural landscapes. The age-old Japanese view of how human beings should relate to nature is realized on a grand scale in the gardens of Kyoto.

This book introduces the soul of Kyoto, the Japanese garden, in an unbroken continuity from the Heian period until today. Addressing their variations through the sub-categories of temple gardens, gardens of the Imperial Family and aristocratic households, and urban courtyard and other gardens, this book offers an insight into the compelling fascination that the beauty and philosophical depth of these gardens inspire.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pie InternationalISBN-13:9784756252173ISBN-10:4756252176UPC:9784756252173Book Category:Gardening, Travel, ArtBook Subcategory:Japanese Gardens, Asia, AsianBook Topic:East, JapaneseSize:8.20 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCB1QCXR8D
Nakata, Akira: - Akira Nakata is a member of the Japan Professional Photographers Society and the Japan Society for Arts and History of Photography. He photographs the gardens, landscapes, and festivals in Kyoto and has published several books.Samejima, Tamayo: - Tamayo Samejima is the author and translator of many art and culture books, and writes magazine articles, art catalogs, and text for art exhibitions at popular museums all over Japan.
Publisher: Pie International

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