The Japanese Garden
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- Author：Sophie Walker
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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。
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。
Reviews
Matt Reynolds
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This is an incredible collection with stunning photographs。 The pages are extremely dense so it can take a long time to process a two-page spread and read the text。 This makes it wonderful to come back to over and over again， but the experience of holding a large book for a long period of time is less than ideal。 This is a nice coffee table book that you can spend 5 or 10 minutes on each day for many months。 It reduces complex concepts down to their core and it's a real pleasure for the eyes and This is an incredible collection with stunning photographs。 The pages are extremely dense so it can take a long time to process a two-page spread and read the text。 This makes it wonderful to come back to over and over again， but the experience of holding a large book for a long period of time is less than ideal。 This is a nice coffee table book that you can spend 5 or 10 minutes on each day for many months。 It reduces complex concepts down to their core and it's a real pleasure for the eyes and mind。 。。。more
Lisa
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The surprising treatment of the Japanese garden as a cultural artifact through the lens of art history provides fresh insight。 A number of design books get lost in the minutiae of types of rocks or periods of garden design or cryptically state that some aspects of the Japanese gardens are a mystery。 Walker avoids both traps and provides the reader with an intellectual framework to understand the gardens。 In one instance， the concept of mitate， in which one object is indicative of another， such a The surprising treatment of the Japanese garden as a cultural artifact through the lens of art history provides fresh insight。 A number of design books get lost in the minutiae of types of rocks or periods of garden design or cryptically state that some aspects of the Japanese gardens are a mystery。 Walker avoids both traps and provides the reader with an intellectual framework to understand the gardens。 In one instance， the concept of mitate， in which one object is indicative of another， such as stone for water， is set down with clarity and cultural context。 Some ninety gardens are reviewed and loosely grouped into themes interspersed with essays providing ways of seeing gardens and shorter essays from other interesting artists and thinkers of the modern day。 The one photograph of each garden is carefully curated and gives a sense of place while also encouraging you to learn more elsewhere。 There are even interesting travel notes such as the one spot in the Ryōan-ji where you can see all fifteen stones at once， which add to the book’s value。 。。。more
michael
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A bit shallow， but touches very important themes of Japanese garden making。 More of an inspiration book， than a reference one， but great one nevertheless。
Kelly
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Without knowing anything about it （I saw the cover and was immediately intrigued）， I was expecting a coffee table book， but instead of being surface level the book contains a wealth of knowledge of the in-depth history of Japanese Gardens， in a textbook style。 I haven’t yet read it all， as I plan to take my time with it。 I wish some of the photos were larger as I could stare at them for ages， so very peaceful。
Natalie
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Well informed text， accompanied by beautiful pictures。 Adds another dimension to the gardens。
Reference
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