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This illustrated study of Tenryuji, ranked number one among the five great Zen temples of Kyoto and a major destination for tourism and worship, weaves together history, design, culture, and personal reflection to reveal the inner workings of a great spiritual institution. Looking at Tenryuji's present as a mirror to its past, and detailing the famous pond and rockwork composition by renowned designer Muso Soseki, Norris Brock Johnson presents the first full-length `biography` of a Zen temple garden.Norris Brock Johnson is a professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and has been teaching and writing about Japanese temple gardens for over twenty years.
ISBN | 9781611720044 |
Categories | Highlight, Home and Garden, New Arrivals, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Lifestyle |
Author(s) | Norris Brock Johnson |
Publisher | Stone Bridge Press |
Pages | 320 |
Format | Hardcover |
Dimensions | 22.8cm x 2.5cm x 15.2cm |
Weight | 0.71 kg |