{"product_id":"kyoto-gardens-masterworks-of-the-japanese-gardeners-art-9784805315965","title":"Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Gardener's Art","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from \u003c\/i\u003eKyoto Gardens.\" --\u003ci\u003eHGTV Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy design, Kyoto's gardens possess a unique ability to provoke deep contemplation and joy in equal measure. This book is a labor of love from master photographer Ben Simmons and longtime Kyoto-based writer Judith Clancy. It contains lyrical images and poetic essays describing Kyoto's most famous gardens--most of them now UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKyoto's Old Imperial Palace Garden\u003c\/b\u003e: A massive walled complex filled with flowering plants, trees and buildings which served as the official residence of the Japanese emperor for over 500 years before 1868 and is now a public park.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeian Jingu Shrine Garden\u003c\/b\u003e: Constructed on the site of the ancient capital and filled with lush greenery, ponds, rocks, bridges and pavilions which float above the water, providing a sense of tranquility and natural beauty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGinkaku-ji Pure Land Garden\u003c\/b\u003e: An earthly paradise featuring a massive truncated mound of packed sand that is resculpted by hand daily, this site was originally designed as a private villa by one of Kyoto's rulers then turned into a Zen Buddhist temple upon his death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKinkaku-ji Estate Garden\u003c\/b\u003e: Perhaps Kyoto's most recognizable sight, a Golden Pavilion perched on the edge of a tranquil pond on whose smooth surface are reflected beautiful rocks and cypress trees placed all around it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRyoan-jin Zen Rock Garden\u003c\/b\u003e: The purest expression of a world in miniature, expressed as a sea of raked gravel with islands of natural stone and moss set in its midst, walled off from the outside world to provide a place for meditation and contemplation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSaiho-ji Moss Garden\u003c\/b\u003e: Famed for its moist and soft, shimmering green covering of moss, this unique estate was designed in the 14th century and radically altered the art of the Japanese garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTofuku-ji Zen Garden\u003c\/b\u003e: An ancient temple site which contains some of the best examples of a new \"contemporary\" gardening style pioneered by Mirei Shigemnori in the early 20th century, featuring enormous rocks set in a sea of raked gravel and irregular checkboard squares set in a soft bed of moss ringed by azalea bushes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlus two dozen other masterful gardens!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimmons' sensitive photos present a fresh, contemporary look at these timeless gardens while Clancy's graceful descriptions provides historic, aesthetic and cultural context. This new edition has been updated and revised, with many new photographs added.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784805315965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 8.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Judith Clancy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44391979679925,"sku":"9784805315965","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_681878d2-444c-4fbb-b0ff-4c5fe72d4f41.jpg?v=1719949489","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kyoto-gardens-masterworks-of-the-japanese-gardeners-art-9784805315965","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}