Imperial gardens of Japan : Sento Gosho, Katsura, Shugaku-in

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More than three centuries ago, when Kyoto was the capital of Japan, three magnificent gardens were created there for the imperial court - gardens intended for such elegant pastimes as tea ceremonies, poetry contests, and moon-viewing parties and, in general, for the appreciation of nature in its var...

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Main Authors: Itō, Teiji, 1922-2010 (Author), Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970 (Author), Inoue, Yasushi, 1907-1991 (Author), Osaragi, Jirō, 1897-1973 (Author)
Other Authors: Iwamiya, Takeji, 1920-1989 (Photographer), Gage, Richard L. (Translator), Furuta, Akira, 1906-1973 (Translator), Friedrich, Ralph (Editor), Kuck, Loraine E. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Tokyo : Weatherhill/Tankosha, [1970]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Gardens > Japan > Kyoto.
Gardens > Japan > Kyoto > Pictorial works.
Gardens > Japan > Pictorial works.
Gardens > Pictorial works.
Landscape gardening > Japan.
Landscape gardening > Japan > Pictorial works.
Landscape gardening > Pictorial works.
Japan > Pictorial works.

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Call Number: SB466.J32 K913 1970

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