{"product_id":"9784805315965-kyoto-gardens-masterworks-of-the-japanese-gardeners-art","title":"Clancy Judith - Kyoto Gardens Masterworks Of The Japanese Gardener's Art - Hardcover","description":"Binding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: \" Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens.\" HGTV Gardens By 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: Kyoto's Old Imperial Palace Garden: 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. Heian Jingu Shrine Garden: 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. Ginkaku - ji Pure Land Garden: 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. Kinkaku - ji Estate Garden: 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. Ryoan - ji Zen Rock Garden: 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. Saiho - ji Moss Garden: 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. Tofuku - ji Zen Garden: An ancient temple site which contains some of the best examples of a new \"contemporary\" gardening style pioneered by Mirei Shigemori 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. Plus two dozen other masterful gardens! Simmons 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\nTitle: Kyoto Gardens Masterworks Of The Japanese Gardener's Art\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Clancy Judith\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9784805315965\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 144 Pages, 400 Color Photographs Of 30 Gardens\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 8\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Travel \u0026amp; Holiday Guides","brand":"Clancy Judith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51337588736305,"sku":"IN-G-9784805315965","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9784805315965.jpg?v=1747041494","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9784805315965-kyoto-gardens-masterworks-of-the-japanese-gardeners-art","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}