Main entry:

Itō, Teiji, 1922-2010.

Title & Author:

Space and illusion in the Japanese garden / text by Teiji Itoh ; photographs by Sosei Kuzunishi ; translated and adapted from the Japanese by Ralph Friedrich and Masajiro Shimamura.

Publication:

New York : Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1973.

Description:

229 pages : illustrations (colour, and black and white) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Shakkei to tsuboniwa.
To capture alive -- To command a good view -- To constitute a shakkei garden -- To capture with tree trunks -- To capture with a woods -- To capture with posts and eaves -- To capture with the sky -- To capture with a stone lantern -- To capture with a window -- The birth of the courtyard garden -- Hidden retreats in the city -- Three forms of the courtyard garden -- A distillation of culture -- Three components of the courtyard garden -- The essence of the courtyard garden.
Translation of Shakkei to tsuboniwa.

Summary:

"This text contains ideas for the Japanese city garden - whether in New York, London, or Tokyo - and for the country as well. It details the techniques for two basic types of garden design, borrowed scenery and enclosed courtyard gardens." --Google Books.

ISBN:

0834815125
9780834815124
0834815222 (paperback)
9780834815223 (paperback)

Subject:

Gardens, Japanese.
Gardens Japan.
Landscape gardening.
Jardins japonais.
Jardins Japon.
Gardens.
Tuinen.
Tuinarchitectuur.
Japan.

Added entries:

Kuzunishi, Sōsei, photographer.
Friedrich, Ralph, translator.
Shimamura, Masajiro, translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 85078
Call No.: ID:85-B11870
Status: Available