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**Gain some new ideas along with the principles and history of Japanese stone gardening with this useful and beautiful garden design book.** __Japanese Stone Gardens__ provides a comprehensive introduction to the powerful mystique and dynamism of the Japanese stone garden—from their earliest use as props in animistic rituals, to their appropriation by Zen monks and priests to create settings conducive to contemplation and finally to their contemporary uses and meaning. With insightful text and abundant imagery, this book reveals the hidden order of stone gardens and in the process heightens the enthusiast's appreciation of them. The Japanese stone garden is an art form recognized around the globe. These meditative gardens provide tranquil settings, where visitors can shed the burdens and stresses of modern existence, satisfy an age-old yearning for solitude and repose, and experience the restorative power of art and nature. For this reason, the value of the Japanese stone garden today is arguably even greater than when many of them were created. Fifteen gardens are featured in this book: some well known, such as the famous temple gardens of Kyoto, others less so, among them gardens

Who reads Japanese Stone Gardens : Origins, Meaning & Form?

Author

Stephen Mansfield, Donald Richie (foreword)

Publisher

Tuttle Publishing

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804849067

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Gardening, Art, Architecture

Rating

4.4 / 5 (103 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14