Sakuteiki : Visions of the Japanese Garden

by Takei, Jiro

• ISBN13: 9780804839686
• ISBN10: 0804839689
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-15
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

TheSakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly one thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening-or any kind of gardeningin the world. In this edition of theSakuteikithe authors provide both an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening.

Author Biography

Jiro Takei, professor emeritus of the Kyoto College of Art, taught a course on the Sakuteiki for many years. He has worked as the Chairman of the Japanese Garden Academic Society, regional chief of the Gardening Academic Society and chief researcher of the Research Center for Japanese Garden Art.

Marc P. Keane, a licensed landscape architect and garden designer, went to Japan in 1985 and since then has been creating and building gardens for companies, temples and private residences. Mr. Keane is also the author of Japanese Garden Design.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Visions of The Garden	p. 1
Life in the Heian Period	p. 3
Nature	p. 39
Geomancy	p. 59
Buddhism	p. 87
Taboos	p. 111
Color Plates	p. 127
Sakuteiki	p. 147
Translation and Annotation Translators' Notes	p. 148
The Basics	p. 151
Southern Courts	p. 152
Ponds and Islands	p. 155
Stones	p. 159
Gardening Styles	p. 160
Islands	p. 164
Waterfalls	p. 166
Garden Streams	p. 173
Setting Stones	p. 180
Taboos	p. 183
Miscellany	p. 189
Trees	p. 192
Wellsprings	p. 197
More Miscellany	p. 200
Appendices	p. 203
Glossary	p. 204
Personae	p. 224
Measurements	p. 227
Heian Plants	p. 228
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 234
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