| Titre | Les jardins japonais : principes d'aménagement et évolution historique | |
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| Auteur | François Berthier | |
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Revue | Extrême-Orient, Extrême-Occident |
| Numéro | no 22, 2000 L'art des jardins dans les pays sinisés. Chine, Japon, Corée, Vietnam | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | II. Jardins au Japon |
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| Page | 73-92 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Japanese Gardens : Principles of layout and History of evolution
There are various kinds of gardens in Japan. Many of them are centered on an artificial pond from which emerge some small islands. In the Heian period (794-1185), most of these gardens were luxurious places where Nobles could contemplate the seasonal changes. But in the same period, water gardens built into the precincts of Buddhist Temples symbolized the Amida's Paradise. After, in the Muromachi period (1333- 1572), appeared Zen gardens, whose space is very small. Those « dry gardens » created by monks contain neither water nor planting, they are just made of rocks and sand. In the following Momoyama period (1573-1602), with the development of the « tea ceremony », gardeners elaborated the tea garden which is flat, small and secret. At last, during the Edo period (1603-1867), were built large and rich gardens, in the middle of whose is digged a pond embellished with islands and bridges. A path winds among the trees surrounding the watery surface. Who walks around the pond can discover successively many views representing on a very small scale famous landscapes of Japan. Temples symbolized the Amida's Paradise. After, in the Muromachi period (1333- 1572), appeared Zen gardens, whose space is very small. Those « dry gardens » created by monks contain neither water nor planting, they are just made of rocks and sand. In the following Momoyama period (1573-1602), with the development of the « tea ceremony », gardeners elaborated the tea garden which is flat, small and secret. At last, during the Edo period (1603-1867), were built large and rich gardens, in the middle of whose is digged a pond embellished with islands and bridges. A path winds among the trees surrounding the watery surface. Who walks around the pond can discover successively many views representing on a very small scale famous landscapes of Japan. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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