Impressions of Japanese architecture
By: by Ralph Adams Cram ; with a new foreword by Mira Locher.
Contributors: Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Tuttle Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Tokyo; Rutland, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9784805311073
Subjects: Architecture -- Japan; Art, Japanese
Description: "Written at a time when Japanese art was only beginning to be appreciated in the West, Impressions of Japanese Architecture conveys a sense of discovery and enthusiasm that modern readers will find as interesting and infectious as the book's first readers did. Long considered a classic, this new edition contains a foreword by acclaimed contemporary architect and author, Mira Locher. Originally published about one hundred years ago, Impressions of Japanese Architecture is still of immense value to anyone wishing for a better understanding of Japanese architecture, art and culture. " Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The early architecture of Japan; title: The later architecture of Japan; title: Temples and shrines; title: Temple gardens; title: Domestic interiors; title: The minor arts; title: A color print of Yeizan; title: A note on Japanese sculpture; title: The future of Japanese art.