Main entry:

Weiss, Allen S., 1953- author.

Title & Author:

Zen landscapes : perspectives on Japanese gardens and ceramics / Allen S. Weiss.

Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, 2013.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : transformations of vision -- Transient symbols -- On the circulation of metaphor -- Zen mountains, Zen water -- Cracks -- Pottery landscapes -- The tea bowl and the toilet bowl -- Impossible possibles -- Postscript : a leaf -- References -- Select bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Photo acknowledgements -- Index.

Summary:

"The essential elements of the dry Japanese garden are few: rocks, gravel, moss. Simultaneously a sensual matrix, a symbolic form and a mythic domain, these gardens exhibit precise craftsmanship and exquisite miniaturization. However, their apparent minimalism belies a profound complexity, which must be approached according to the play of scale, surroundings and seasons, and especially in relation to the other arts, thus allowing us to experience them as living landscapes rather than as merely abstracted design. Zen Landscapes is the first in-depth study in the West to examine the correspondences between gardens and ceramics, suggesting new implications for theories of representation, arguing for the rightful place of ceramics among the fine arts and above all revealing original ways of seeing. This unique study will appeal to readers interested in landscape design, ceramic appreciation and the customs, craftsmanship and culture of Japan."--Publisher website.

ISBN:

9781780231907 (hbk.)
1780231903 (hbk.)
(ebook)
9781780232317
1780232314

Subject:

Gardens, Japanese Zen influences.
Pottery, Japanese.
Ceramic sculpture, Japanese.
Art, Japanese Zen influences.
Zen Buddhism.
Jardins japonais Influence zen.
Sculpture en céramique japonaise.
Bouddhisme zen.
Becher
Garten
Gartenkunst
Kare-san-sui
Keramik
Teekeramik
Zen-Buddhismus
Ästhetik
Zen Buddhism Japan.
Japanese tea ceremony.
Architecture and Planning.
Japan

Holdings:

Location: Library main 284883
Call No.: BIB 224115
Status: Available