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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden: A Modern Translation of Japan's Gardening Classic

Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden: A Modern Translation of Japan's Gardening Classic

Keane, Marc Peter
Takei, Jiro
Torii, Hugo

Hardcover

Series: Tuttle Classics

General GardeningJapanese Gardens

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 4805319313
ISBN13: 9784805319314
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
The Sakuteiki, or Records of Garden Making, was written nearly a thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening--or any kind of gardening--in the world.

In this new edition, the authors provide an English-language translation of this classic work and an introduction to the cultural and historical context that led to the development of Japanese gardening accompanied by drawings, paintings and many new color photographs.

The new foreword by Japanese garden expert Hugo Torii, the Garden Curator at Portland Japanese Garden, explains the sacred importance of stones in Japanese garden design.

Written by a Japanese court noble during the Heian period (794-1184), the Sakuteiki includes technical advice on gardening--much of it still followed by today's Japanese gardeners--and examines the four central threads of meaning which were central to Heian-era garden design. For those seeking inspiration to build a rock garden or just better understand the Japanese stone garden, the Sakuteiki is an enduring classic.

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