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A Compendium of Model Gardens (Chikusan zu tei ga; Yokei-tsukuri niwa no zu 築山図庭畫; 余景作り庭の図)

Hishikawa, Moronobu, approximately 1618-approximately 1694 · 1691 · Edo : Urokogataya · 9 pictures

A 1691 Edo woodblock compendium of garden designs by Hishikawa Moronobu, published by Urokogataya, aimed at garden makers and general readers interested in Japanese gardens. Its double-page spreads pair columns of kana text with black-line prints of rock arrangements, pines, ponds, bridges, and figures seated in verandas, giving designers a compact model of Edo-period garden layout and spatial structure.

Gardens -- Japan · Gardens, Japanese

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