Landscape gardener Ogawa Jihei and his times a profile of modern Japan

Modernization and the development of the Lake Biwa Canal -- Yamagata Aritomo as the beginning -- Gardens of the Bourgeoisie and aristocracy -- Bringing the Lake Biwa Canal to the gardens -- The world of Ueji's gardens expands -- On the creativity of Sukisha Connoisseurs -- The last patron

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1. Verfasser: Suzuki, Hiroyuki (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Larrabee, Hart (ÜbersetzerIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Tōkyō Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture March 2018
Schriftenreihe:Japan library
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Zusammenfassung:Modernization and the development of the Lake Biwa Canal -- Yamagata Aritomo as the beginning -- Gardens of the Bourgeoisie and aristocracy -- Bringing the Lake Biwa Canal to the gardens -- The world of Ueji's gardens expands -- On the creativity of Sukisha Connoisseurs -- The last patron
Securing the generous support of the politicians and industrialists who propelled Japan's modernization, Ogawa Jihei VII created many outstanding gardens at the end of the nineteenth and the first few decades of the twentieth century. expressing a Japanese aesthetic even while incorporating modern techniques, his methodology reveals the nature of modernization as Japan experienced it. With a keen eye for architecture, the author takes a long-awaited look at modernization and the modern garden
Beschreibung:"Originally published in Japanese under the title 'Niwashi Ogawa Jihei to sono jidai' by the University of Tokyo Press in 2013"--title page verso. - Impressum auch in Japanisch
Beschreibung:271 Seiten
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22 cm
ISBN:9784866580197
978-4-86658-019-7
4866580194
4-86658-019-4