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

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 mod...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Suzuki, Hiroyuki 1945-2014 (Author)
Other Authors: Larrabee, Hart (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: Tōkyō Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture March 2018
Series:Japan library
Subjects:
Summary: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
Item Description:"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
Physical Description:271 Seiten Illustrationen 22 cm
ISBN:9784866580197

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection!