Katsura : a princely retreat / photographs, Takeshi Nishikawa ; text, Akira Naito ; translation, Charles S. Terry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naitō, Akira, 1932-2012.

Contributor:

Nishikawa, Takeshi, 1925-2012.

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Katsura Rikyū (Kyoto, Japan).

Palaces--Japan.

Japan--Antiquities.

Local Subjects:

Palaces--Japan.

Japan--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

182 pages : color illustrations, map (in pocket) ; 26 x 36 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 1977.

Summary:

Professor Akiro Naito draws the historical development of Katsura and describes how the then aesthetic standards lead to the realization of such an elegant residence. Beautiful color photographs illustrate both the architecture and garden.

Comprehensive presentation of the Katsura Imperial Villa, a villa with accompanying gardens and outbuildings in the Western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most important, large-scale cultural treasures of Japan. The gardens are considered masterpieces of Japanese gardening and the buildings are considered one of the major successes of Japanese architecture. The palace consists of a shoin ("salon"), tea houses and a walking garden.

Contents:

Preface

Color Plates

The Origins of the Katsura Palace

The Later Katsura Palace

The Aesthetics of Katsura: Mannerism

Chronology

Genealogy of the Hachijo-Kyogoku-Katsura Line

Plate Notes

Drawings of the Katsura Palace

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 179) and index.

ISBN:

0870112716

9780870112713

4770005423

9784770005427

OCLC:

3449282