The Art of the Japanese Garden (Paperback with Flaps)

David Young, Michiko Young

Tan Hong Yew, Illustrator

Publisher:

Tuttle Publishing

ISBN:

9784805311257

Format:

Paperback

Date Published:

4/10/2011

Illustrations:

250 color photos and 50 watercolors of garden layouts

Number of Pages:

176

Length:

Width:

8.5

Weight:

31 oz

$29.95

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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.

Author Bio

David Young taught anthropology at the University of Alberta in Canada before retiring. Together with his wife, he has conducted research on Japanese aesthetics for many years. A keen photographer, he took most of the photographs for this book.

Michiko Young was born in China and raised in Japan. She conducts culture tours to Japan for those who wish to get off the beaten track. David and Michiko live in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. They co-authored Introduction to Japanese Architecture.

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