Large Art Book Japanese Residences and Gardens: A Tradition of Integration 1987

Great Condition, with dust cover Large Art Book Japanese Residences and Gardens: A Tradition of Integration The Greatest Contribution to Japanese culture to the world in the coming decades may well be the integration of man’s dwelling place with the world of nature - that is, the spiritual and spatial union of home and garden. Unlike other cultures where man has sometimes taken an ambivalent or even antagonistic attitude toward nature, the Japanese have throughout their history maintained a civic and deep-rooted desire for harmony with nature. Written and illustrated by the two most eminent figures in their fields, the present book gives a concise overview of the history of Japanese residences and their gardens from the tenth to the nineteenth century, a span of time representing the very core of the Japanese tradition. Demensions : 14.5" x .5" x 10.5" inches