Japanese Zen Gardens - Yoko Kawaguchi; Alex Ramsay
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The austere, enigmatic rock gardens of Kyoto, Japan’s ancient capital, have never ceased to fascinate garden lovers. Weather-beaten rocks set in an expanse of white sand raked into geometric patterns challenge the idea of a garden as a space chiefly dedicated to the cultivation and appreciation of plants. How did the taste for this kind of garden arise? What do the stones represent? Why aren’t there more flowers?
This book sets out to answer questions such as these. It explores the Zen characteristics of th...
This book sets out to answer questions such as these. It explores the Zen characteristics of th...
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2014 Uitgever: Frances Lincoln 208 paginas Taal: Engels Grootte: 292x292 ISBN-10: 0711234477 ISBN-13: 9780711234475Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original boards, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.; Front board slightly foxed, verso dustjacket foxed along the edges, otherwise fine. [Auteur: Kawaguchi, Yoko & Alex Ramsay (photography)] [Pagina's: 208] [Taal: e...