Kyoto Gardens: Masterworks of the Japanese Garde
- 作者
- 出版社 Tuttle Publishing
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9784805313213
- 定价 254.90
内容简介
8 "Clancy，livinginKyoto，provideshistoric，aestheticandculturalcontexttothegardens，andSimmons'photographspresentafreshlookatKyoto'smostimportantgardens."—PublishersWeekly
FeaturingbeautifulJapanesegardenphotographyandinsightfulwriting，KyotoGardensisalaboroflovefrommasterphotographerBenSimmonsandKyoto-basedwriterJudithClancy.Intheirrocksandplants，emptyspacesandintimatedetails—Kyoto'sgardensmanifestauniqueabilitytoprovokethoughtanddelightinequalmeasure.Thesevariedlandscapesmeldthesensualityofnaturewiththedisciplinesofcosmology，poetryandmeditation.Japanesearistocratscreatedthesegardenstodisplaynotjustwealthandpower，butculturalsensitivityandanappreciationfortranscendentbeauty.Aclassofprofessionalgardenerseventuallyemerged，transformingJapaneselandscapedesignintoaformalizedart.Today，Kyoto'sgardensdisplayanenormousrangeofforms—fromrockgardensdisplayofextrememinimalismandsubtlehues，tostrollgardensoflusciousproportionsandvibrantcolors.
InKyotoGardensSimmons'photographspresentafreshandcontemporarylookatKyoto'smostimportantgardens.Theirbeautyisenhancedandhumanizedbygardenerstendingthegroundsusingthetoolsoftheirart.Clancy'sgracefultextprovideshistoric，aestheticandculturalcontexttotheJapanesegardens.Combiningwonderandrigor，shedescribeshowKyoto'smostbelovedgardensremainfaithfultotheirfounders'creativespiritandconception.JourneytoKyoto'sthirtygardenswithjustaturnofapage，orusethehandymapstoplanyourtrip.
FeaturingbeautifulJapanesegardenphotographyandinsightfulwriting，KyotoGardensisalaboroflovefrommasterphotographerBenSimmonsandKyoto-basedwriterJudithClancy.Intheirrocksandplants，emptyspacesandintimatedetails—Kyoto'sgardensmanifestauniqueabilitytoprovokethoughtanddelightinequalmeasure.Thesevariedlandscapesmeldthesensualityofnaturewiththedisciplinesofcosmology，poetryandmeditation.Japanesearistocratscreatedthesegardenstodisplaynotjustwealthandpower，butculturalsensitivityandanappreciationfortranscendentbeauty.Aclassofprofessionalgardenerseventuallyemerged，transformingJapaneselandscapedesignintoaformalizedart.Today，Kyoto'sgardensdisplayanenormousrangeofforms—fromrockgardensdisplayofextrememinimalismandsubtlehues，tostrollgardensoflusciousproportionsandvibrantcolors.
InKyotoGardensSimmons'photographspresentafreshandcontemporarylookatKyoto'smostimportantgardens.Theirbeautyisenhancedandhumanizedbygardenerstendingthegroundsusingthetoolsoftheirart.Clancy'sgracefultextprovideshistoric，aestheticandculturalcontexttotheJapanesegardens.Combiningwonderandrigor，shedescribeshowKyoto'smostbelovedgardensremainfaithfultotheirfounders'creativespiritandconception.JourneytoKyoto'sthirtygardenswithjustaturnofapage，orusethehandymapstoplanyourtrip.
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