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In Japanese Landscapes and Gardens, 1650-1950 Wybe Kuitert presents a richly illustrated survey of the gardens and the people who commissioned, created, and used them and chronicles the modernization of traditional aesthetics in the context of economic, political, and environmental transformation.

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. Landscape Enjoyed at Ease
Chapter 2. Garden Stuff and Blueprints for the Masses
Chapter 3. Time and Space in a Cup of Tea
Chapter 4. Defining the Japanese Garden: Science, Vacuum, and Confusion
Chapter 5. Passion and Emotion in the Meiji Landscape
Chapter 6. Reforming the Tradition
Chapter 7. Everybody's Landscape
Epilogue. The Cricket Cage
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments

Japanese Gardens and Landscapes 16501950

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    Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
    Publication Date: 07/07/2017
    ISBN13: 9780812244748, 978-0812244748
    ISBN10: 0812244745
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    Landscape architecture and design Asian history

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    In Japanese Landscapes and Gardens, 1650-1950 Wybe Kuitert presents a richly illustrated survey of the gardens and the people who commissioned, created, and used them and chronicles the modernization of traditional aesthetics in the context of economic, political, and environmental transformation.

    Table of Contents

    Preface
    Chapter 1. Landscape Enjoyed at Ease
    Chapter 2. Garden Stuff and Blueprints for the Masses
    Chapter 3. Time and Space in a Cup of Tea
    Chapter 4. Defining the Japanese Garden: Science, Vacuum, and Confusion
    Chapter 5. Passion and Emotion in the Meiji Landscape
    Chapter 6. Reforming the Tradition
    Chapter 7. Everybody's Landscape
    Epilogue. The Cricket Cage
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index
    Acknowledgments

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