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Title: Japanese Garden Design by Haruzo Ohashi, Marc Peter Keane, Haruso Ohashi ISBN: 0-8048-2071-6 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Probably the best English language source available!
Comment: Marc Keane, the other author of this exellent book, is a professor at Kyoto University, and educates students in Japanese garden design. Other good background material on Japanese gardens includes: "Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden" (a trans. of an 11th cent. Japanese scroll), also written by Marc Keane, with Jiro Takei; and "Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardening" ( another ancient scroll trans.), by David Slawson.
A very useful "how-to" book is: "Creating Japanese Gardens", by Phillip Cave. "A Japanese Touch for your Garden," by Seike, Kudo and Engel, also supplies the meat-and-potatoes.
You can pick up many helpful details in pictures found in the "coffee-table" books available. Haruzo Ohashi, who did the photography for "Japanese Garden Design," has done outstanding photographic work for several other books in this category.
If you are a "back-yard-gardener" like me, all of these books will just be the starting point. You will learn that there are several distinct styles of Japanese gardens. However, there are no hard rules. Elements of the basic styles can be incorporated into your garden.
The finished product: "your interpretation of the Japanese Garden" (what works for you), will be well worth the effort. It was for me. Just remember that in the Japanese garden "less is often more." Every open space does not have to be filled with a rock, a plant or an ornament. Step back and look at each element that you incorporate. Make sure that each item compliments your whole design. This is the essence of the project.
Good Luck and Have Fun!
Rating: 4
Summary: Nice Pictures
Comment: There are many nice picutes in this book, however, there is not much instruction on the actual design of a Japanese garden. It talks about the history and philosophy, but does not mention much about the principles of design such as rock placement, plant species, structures, etc. It is enjoyable to browse through often, but is a better "coffee table" book than textbook.
Rating: 5
Summary: Bravo Mr. Keane!
Comment: This is one of the best non-fiction selections I've ever encountered. It does justice to its esteemed topic, both in its superb photographic selections and its rich and highly informative text. Far more than a mere coffee table book, Mr. Keane's solid understanding and sensitive insight have created a work which I refer to often in my own gardening ventures. I cannot recommend this book more highly.
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Title: Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden by Jiro Takei, Marc Peter Keane ISBN: 0804832943 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Creating Your Own Japanese Garden by Takashi Sawano ISBN: 087040962X Publisher: Japan Publications Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $32.00 |
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Title: The Art of Setting Stones: And Other Writings from the Japanese Garden by Marc Peter Keane ISBN: 1880656701 Publisher: Stone Bridge Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens by David A. Slawson ISBN: 4770015410 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Japanese Touch for Your Garden by Kiyoshi Seike, Masanobu Kudo, Haruzo Ohashi, David H. Engel ISBN: 4770016611 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: February, 1993 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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