{"product_id":"gardens-of-japan","title":"Gardens of Japan","description":"First published in 2005. In Japan, the garden is considered a barometer of the nation's prosperity and character, and different periods in history have produced different kinds of gardens. Harada gives brief summaries of them all, including the Edo period (1603-1867), when professional gardeners first took over the design of gardens from priests, and reveals a few of the subtle distinctions that the Japanese use to distinguish between different kinds of gardens that appear identical to Western eyes. As a reaction to all things foreign, the gardens of the Meiji Restoration period (1868-1912), on which the book concentrates, revived the earlier simpler cha-no-yu style of garden heavily influenced by Zen. A special feature of the book is rare period photographs of famous parks and the now vanished gardens of Japanese aristocrats.","brand":"Kegan Paul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241668563288,"sku":"9780710307491","price":353.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780710307491.jpg?v=1768644042","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/gardens-of-japan","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}