Description:
3rd edition, 1691. Japanes stab binding; title slip on front cover; wood block printed book; 25 x 18.5cm, n.n. title, 20 double sheets (the first one bound in in duplicate), numbered 1, 1 – 19; 18 double page woodblock prints; Biding shows some wear; inside clean, no stains; no insect damage; the first pages a little fingered; overall in outstandingly good condition.
The book includes black and white wood-block prints of beautiful gardens accompanied by a written description of the specific character of each garden. According to Moronobu's preface, the gardens depicted were not actual gardens but rather gardens imagined by the author. As the first drawings of Japanese gardens done by a professional artist, the book also provides useful information for Japanese garden historians.
One of Moronobu`s most important and most famous works.
There were three editions of this book, all using the same woodblocks. The first edition was published by Kashiwagi Yoichi in 1680. The revised edition of 1681 lacks… Read More
