Landscape Gardening in Japan - Hardcover

Conder, Josiah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 4770028520 ISBN 13: 9784770028525

Publisher: Kodansha International Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

First published in 1893, this is a revised edition of the first substantial appreciation of Japanese gardens by a Wester author. The text has been reset and incorporates Josiah Conder's "Supplement to Japanese Gardens", which features photographs and commentary on 33 famous Japanese gardens.

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Review:

This gardening classic treatise remains as informative and insightful as ever. Includes rare photographs of famous gardens taken around the turn of the century..."[Serves] both the historian and gardener as important cultural documentation."

About the Author:

JOSIAH CONDER (1852-1920), a graduate of the Royal Institute of Architects, came to Japan at the age of twenty-four to play a role in the modernization of the emerging Japanese state. He served concurrently as a professor of architecture and a consultant to the Japanese government. Between 1878 and 1907 he designed over 50 major buildings in the Tokyo area, which served as models to the rapidly industrializing nation. His name is mentioned in all books dealing with early modern architecture in Japan. The many pupils he taught over the years were to form the first generation of Japanese architects building in the Western style. He remained in Japan until his death and is buried at Gokokuji Temple, Tokyo.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kodansha International Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 4770028520
• ISBN 13: 9784770028525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208