Japanese Gardens for today. David Engel
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Catalog Card No. 59-8191
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0389-4 (ebook)
First edition, 1959
Tenth printing, 1978
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DEDICATED TO
DAVID AND STELLA ENGEL
AND TO
TANSAI SANO
Table of
Contents
Foreword, by RICHARD NEUTRA: xi
PART ONE. THE THEORY: WHY & WHAT?: 7
1. Some Universal Garden Effects: 7
Space & Vista: 8
Privacy: 8
Age & Antiquity: 9
Rhythm of Nature: 9
Imagination: 9
2. Some Human Principles: 10
Logical Unity: 10
Economic Unity: 10
Esthetic Unity: 10
Spiritual Unity: 11
3. Some Intrinsic Characteristics: 12
Humanized Naturalism: 12
Line & Mass vs. Color: 13
Genji's Garden: 14
The Static Quality & Evergreens: 15
Yin & Yang: 16
Something of Symbolism: 17
4. Conventional Classifications: 19
Artificial-Hill Garden: 19
Flat Garden: 20
Tea Garden: 20
Three Moods: 21
PART TWO. THE PRACTICE: HOW?: 23
5. Some Design Techniques: 23
6. Arranging Rocks & Stones: 28
7. Integration of House & Garden: 30
8. Water Features: 31
Streams: 31
Ponds, Lakes, Islands: 32
Waterfalls: 32
9. Enclosures: Fences, Walls, Hedges, Gates: 34
10. Steppingstones & Pavements: 40
11. Artifacts: 42
Lanterns: 42
Basins: 42
Sculpture, Towers, Wells: 43
Bridges: 43
Sand Designs: 44
Sound Effects: 44
12. Garden Care & Plant Pruning: 46
PART THREE. THE REALIZATION: PLATES 1-239: 51
PART FOUR. PLANT LIST: WITH PLATES 240-79: 245
Bibliography: 265
Index: 267
List of Illustrations
COLOR PLATES
1. Katsura Imperial Villa: facing page 4
5. Shugaku-in Imperial Villa: 12
8. Shugaku-in Imperial Villa: 20
9. Kofuku-in: 20
10. Toyoda residence: 21
11. Raiko-ji: 21
12-14. Katsura Imperial Villa: 24-25
15. Katsura Imperial Villa: 44
16. Sambo-in: 45
17. Katsura Imperial Villa: 45
PLATES
1-11. The Theory: pages 53-62
12-15. Design Techniques: 63-65
16-34. The Entrance Garden: 66-83
35-67. Looking from House to Garden: 84-110
68-78. Looking from Garden to House: 111-19
79-100. Water Features: 120-35