J. Conder

"This ... book was the first glimpse most Westerners had of the Japanese art of ikebana. ... Conder was a British architect invited to Japan at the end of the nineteenth century to help create Japan's first Western-style buildings. [He] remained there for the rest of his life ... Conder's classic text ... has a great deal to say not only about ikebana but about Japan's sense of ceremony and custom. ..."--Book jacket.

Classic study of gardening techniques and artistic principles involved. Includes analysis of five main garden types, plus important components: stones, lanterns, pagodas, ornamental water. Over 50 sketches, layouts, and diagrams, plus 37 full-page plates, many based on early woodcuts. Also, 40 annotated full-page photographic plates of famous examples of Japanese landscaping. -- Book Description.