The Art of Setting Stones: & Other Writings from the Japanese Garden

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The Art of Setting Stones: & Other Writings from the Japanese Garden Author: Format: Paperback / softback First Published: Published By: Stone Bridge Press
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Pages: 160 Illustrations and other contents: Illustrations Language: English ISBN: 9781880656709 Category:

In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities. Filled with passages of alluring beauty, this is a truly transcendent book about “experiencing” Japanese design. Marc Peter Keane has lived in Kyoto for 17 years and is author of Japanese Garden Design. He designs residential, company, and temple gardens.

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Author Biography

Marc Peter Keane is a landscape architect and a leading expert on Japanese garden design He is the author of several books about garden design: Japanese GardenDesign (an introduction to the culture and design of Japanese gardens); Sakuteiki:Visions of the Japanese Garden (a translation of Japan's oldest gardeningtext, co-authored with Prof. Jiro Takei), The Art of Setting Stones (acollection of philosophical essays on gardens), and The Japanese Tea Garden(history and aesthetics of Japanese tea gardens).