{"product_id":"secret-teachings-in-the-art-david-a-slawson-9781568364940","title":"Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens: Design Principles, Aesthetic Values","description":"The art of the Japanese garden is a 1,500-year-old landscape design tradition that is still evolving, still instructive. \u003ci\u003eSecret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e explains the fundamental principles of this tradition and describes how those principles may be applied to a much wider range of environments than exists in Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the first section the author draws on his own experience as an apprentice to a master gardener in Kyoto, as well as his considerable knowledge of Japanese classical texts, to present the garden design process in terms of three primary aesthetic considerations: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScenic effects--reproductions of appealing natural landscape forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSensory effects--varieties of scale, framing, rhythm, motion, and spatial quality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCultural effects--the incorporation of allusions to classical literature, poetry, and painting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final section comprises a complete translation of a classic gardening manual used by Buddhist monks in medieval Japan. Its rules for planting trees and setting rocks still make good design sense today, and the author includes numerous garden descriptions as examples of how ancient masters practiced their craft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis clear, authoritative work, fully illustrated with diagrams and photographs, elucidates much about the Japanese compositional sense. But at the same time it is a plea for a more holistic approach to landscape design-a recognition that a garden should conform to certain natural principles as well as meet the emotional needs of those who view it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Slawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1568364946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568364940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodansha International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.90w x 0.60d","brand":"David A. Slawson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986964087039,"sku":"9781568364940","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e1ea225-3aa3-4baf-a5e4-81dbd62279f3.jpg?v=1683286199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secret-teachings-in-the-art-david-a-slawson-9781568364940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}