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The Art of Setting Stones

The Art of Setting Stones

And Other Writings from the Japanese Garden

Philosophical essays on the beauty and meaning of traditional Japanese gardens.


In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. 


Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities. Filled with passages of alluring beauty, this is a truly transcendent book about "experiencing" Japanese design.

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PUBLISH DATE

9/1/02

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9781880656709

$16.95

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Essays

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9780893469863

$9.99

DIMENSIONS

6 x 8.6"

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# OF PAGES

160

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9781611728002

$14.95

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About the Author(s)

Marc Peter Keane

Marc Peter Keane

Lived in Japan for 20 years, designing gardens for individuals, companies, and temples. Author of The Japanese Tea Garden, The Art of Setting Stones and Japanese Garden Design (Tuttle Publishing, 2000). He is co-author (with Jiro Takei) of Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden, (Tuttle, 2001).

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