SANSUI STYLE
1.PERIOD.
This style had got its maximun magnificence during Ausuka, Nara and Heian era.
2.PROTOTIPE.
These kind of gardens are dominated by lakes and islands.
3.ARCHITECTURE.
Shinden style. It is a kind of ortogonal architecture to build palaces to nobles, and temples to Amida Buddishm.
4.AIMS.
They were conceived to be sailed in a little canoa. This characteristic appear during the Heian era.
5.CHARACTERISTICS.
They were created to be a replica of the environment.
The moss garden could be a very good example of this style.KARESANSUI STYLE
1.PERIOD.
It begans in Kamakura and Muromachi era. It is during this period when the Zen Buddishn got into Japan.(1185-1573 AD).
2.PROTOTIPE.
These gardens are meant to be dry-landscaapes of sand and stones to suggest the mountains and the sea.
3. ARCHITECTURE.
SHOIN style, is based in a very rough architecture.
4.AIMS.
They are built to be contemplated.
The places to look at the garden are already predefined.
They can be considered still natural, though is such an abstract nature.
5.CHARACTERISTICS.
In the Kamakura era they were built by the Singon monks, an esoteric sect, but later they were replaced by Zen monks.
In the Muromachi era they were created by the Kawaramono (people from the riverside). They were the first gardener-architects.
This is one of our already knows gardens at Ryoan-ji temple, also located in Kyoto.
This is Daisen-in garden located in Kita-ku, Kyoto. It is inside the temple of Daitku-ji and it was built in between 1282-1337.MEISHO STYLE
1.PERIOD.
They appear during the Edo period.
2.PROTOTIPE.
SANSUI and KARESANSUI styles predominate this gardens in a stereotyped way.
3.ARCHITECTURE.
It is a mixture of previous styles.
4.AIMS.
They are designed as a walking garden, where the visitor along a described footpath, is looking at different MEISHO (famous landscapes).
5.CHARACTERISTICS.
Appear technique Shakkei, wich is based on match into the garden, external elements from the environment.
Meshio could be:
- replicas from real landscapes,
- and also imagenary landscapes brought up from poetry.
They are done by real artists and professionals called by NIWA-ISH.
In this kind of garden we can also included Life of Man, from our first post. Thoug, I don't know what they will think about that. In spite of this garden has been designed by a japanese, Tassa Eida.
This is the garden of KERONKUEN, located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.ROJI STYLE
1.PERIOD.
They turned up in the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo period.(1600-1868 AD)
2.PROTOTIPE.
They are stereotyped copies of SANSUI and KARESANSUI styles.
3.ARCHITECTURE.
SO-AN style (cottage with hay roof).
SUKIYA STYLE (this style is due to the tea house).
4.AIMS.
The main characteristic of this garden is the ROJI (path) which drive to the SOAN.
This is the tea garden. It was made thinking of the tea ceremony.
5.CHARACTERISTICS.
Mainly, this kind of gardens were built by his owners.
At the begining all the materials and all the sceneries were natural.
Futura Oribe, brought later into the garden, some artificial shapes and landscapes.
Picture of Katsura Imperial Villa, which was created in the Edo period, is located in Kyoto.MODERN STYLE
1.PERIOD.
They turned up in the MEIJI period. At the beginning of 20th century and they keep their influence until today.
2.PROTOTIPE.
It combines the different styles SANSUI, KARESANSUI and ROJI of the EDO period.
3.ARCHITECTURE.
After the 2nd world war they become as a integrated part of the public buildings and squares.
4.AIMS.
They are not anymore about to suggest a real landscape. They are conceived as an egocentric proyection.
They were born as a product of the fantasy.
They were born as a product of the fantasy.
5.CHARACTERISTICS.
They are dominated by natural stones, and even sometimes synthetic materials.
The designers are sculptors, architects and landscapers with an university education
We all can appreciate in this kind of gardens the spirit of modern period, where the man and the nature are no longer together.
You can also appreciate the human condition in the way of how we want to take control and dominate the nature.
This is a picture of Keiunkan gardens created by Jihe Ogawa, is located in Nahagama, Shiga.
Well, my friends after this very long post, we should have some rest and think about it for a while.
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