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Gardens of Gravel and Sand

Gardens of Gravel and Sand

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A simple and provocative book offering a revisionist photo-essay on the ever-popular Japanese "dry landscape" or "rock" gardens. Not Zen, possibly art, more like "meta-gardens," gravel and sand compositions reject nature, yet are made of omnipresent natural dust. 


Quick to crumble, they are defiantly maintained by priest/rakers. Credited with philosophical profundity, their origins are murky, their meanings uncertain but immediate. Koren deliberately ignores "celebrity" rocks, moss, and foliage to demystify and explore a most peculiar human enterprise. 


Beautifully illustrated with duotone photographs of gravel and sand gardens in Kyoto.

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PUBLISH DATE

6/1/00

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9781880656433

$19.95

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Essays

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6 x 9.5"

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# OF PAGES

96

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About the Author(s)

Leonard Koren

Leonard Koren

Trained as an artist and architect, writes books about design and aesthetics. Among his most popular books are Wabi-Sabi and Arranging Things. He lives in San Francisco.

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