Japanese gardens; tranquility, simplicity, harmony.(Brief article)(Book review)

9784805309421

Japanese gardens; tranquility, simplicity, harmony.

Mehta, Geeta K. and Kimie Tada.

Tuttle Publishing

2008

207 pages

$34.95

Hardcover

SB458

Japanese gardens by their very simplicity and muted colors inspire a sense of reflection and calm, regardless of their style or their components. This book focuses on 23 public, private, and temple gardens located throughout Japan. Formal dry gardens of flat surfaces of finely-patterned gravel interrupted with large stones and moss are as eye-catching as those with frothy bamboo, slender trees, mosses, and soft mounds of flowering shrubs in this collection of vivid photographs and descriptive text. The book is a collaborative effort by Murata (advertising photographer), Tada (editor and author), and Mehta (architect and architecture, Temple U., Japan Campus).

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