![]() ![]() Unfortunately, it has no index and only a very limited glossary. Like Keane's Japanese Garden Design, Nitschke's study is a beautifully illustrated and contextual study of the principles and history of Japanese gardens. Japanese Gardens: Right Angle and Natural Form. ![]() A Japanese Garden Manual for Westerners: Basic Design and Construction. Tokyo: Domoto, Kumagawa and Perkins, 1939. An indispensable addition to the library of anyone interested in Japanese gardens. The text includes the Japanese name for each species, conditions of growth, geographic distribution, and full descriptions of every element. Portland and Cambridge: Timber Press, 2004.Īn exhaustive and lavishly illustrated survey of the plants and trees found in the gardens of Japan. It contains a very complete bibliography and copious footnotes, and this revised and updated version of his original text of 1988 contains the index that was missing in the earlier edition. Very useful for an understanding of the Sakuteiki, the connections between poetry and garden design, the influence of Song Dynasty landscape painting, historical contexts, and the evolution of Japanese aesthetics. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 2002.Ī scholarly study based on a close reading of historical texts. Themes in the History of Japanese Garden Art. New York and Tokyo: Walker and Weatherhill, 1968.Ī landmark study, and although it too often surrenders to the Western notion that all Japanese gardens are filled with symbolic references and cryptic allusions, it is still a valuable source. The World of the Japanese Garden: From Chinese Origins to Modern Landscape Art. Of all the monographs on Japanese gardens, Keane's book is one of the most sensitive and articulate introductions to the subject. This well-written and beautifully illustrated book does not deal extensively with individual gardens, but it is a prime source for the historical context of the subject, the aesthetic principles involved in Japanese garden design, and a careful definition of terms. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press, 2002.Įight meditative essays on the experience of Japanese gardens. Published by Douglas Roth, it is directed primarily to gardeners, but it often contains features of interest for anyone concerned with Japanese gardens. ![]() Nevertheless, a valuable addition to any library.Ī well-produced and well-illustrated bi-monthly publication. It goes into great detail about such things as early impressions of Saiho-ji, but it slights other major gardens, and its interpretations are highly conjectural, often based on anecdotal accounts of the lives and statements of early garden designers. It also contains information on opening hours, fees, addresses, and other information useful to anyone planning to visit the gardens. A useful book, beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs and plans. New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill and Tankosha, 1978. New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill and Tankosha, 1973. Space and Illusion in the Japanese Garden. The Japanese Garden: an Approach to Nature. New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill and Heibonsha, 1973. Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2000Ī beautiful book with photographs by Sado Hibi alternating with passages from the Sakuteiki. *Earle, Joe (ed.) Infinite Spaces: The Art and Wisdom of the Japanese Garden. For its superb drawings and plans, however, it is an important addition to one's library.Ĭave, Philip. It has only a limited number of color plates, unfortunately, and its many black and white photographs are small and poorly printed. This book contains wonderfully accurate and detailed plans and cross sections of the eleven gardens it discusses, and includes sections on Chinese and indigenous sources and influences, as well as principles of design and construction. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2000.Ī wide-ranging and largely subjective interpretation based on the author's belief that the principles of Zen Buddhism lie at the heart of historic dry gardens. Translated and with a philosophical essay by Graham Parkes. Reading Zen in the Rocks: The Japanese Dry Landscape Garden. Because this site was designed for undergraduates who have little or no knowledge of the Japanese language, we have restricted the list to English-language texts, or texts in English translation.īerthier, Francois. Although each of the following sources is worth consulting, those that are starred are of particular importance to anyone making a serious study of Japanese gardens. ![]()
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