The art of Japanese architecture : txt
Japanese architecture
David and Michiko Young ; photography by David and Michiko Young... [et al.] ; keyphotos, Murata Noboru ; illustrations by Tan Hong Yew.
- 176 p. col. ill. ; maps ; plans ; 29 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175).
Contents: Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Overview 10 -- Basic Principies 12 -- Pre-Buddhist Cultures 24 -- Reconstructed Jōmon and Yayoi Settlements 26 -- The Grand Shrines at Ise 30 -- Ainu Buildings 36 -- Influences from Korea and China 38 -- Heijōkyō: An Early Capital 42 -- Hōryūji: The Oldest Extant Temple 44 -- Nara Period Temples 46 -- Post-Buddhist Shinto Shrines 50 -- Developing a Cultural Identity 54 -- Palaces and Mansions 60 -- Mountain Temples 64 -- Paradise Halls 70 -- Merging of Shinto and Buddhist Architecture 76 -- The Way of the Warrior 78 -- New Principies in Residential Architecture 80 -- Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji Temples 84 -- The Way of Tea 90 -- Feudal Period Temples 96 -- The Ichijōdani Historical Site 98 -- Castles and Castle Culture 100 -- Centralized Feudalism 106 -- Edo: The Feudal Capital 108 -- Takayama: An Administrative Town 110 -- Kanazawa: A Castle Town 114 -- Ogimachi: A Farm Village 118 -- Minka: Rural Houses 124 -- Kurashiki: A Rice Merchant Town 132 -- The important Role of Storehouses 134 -- The Mausoleums at Nikkō 136 -- Sukiya Style Villas and Palaces 140 -- Theaters and Sumo Rings148 -- Japanese Architecture in Transition 152 -- Pseudo-Western and Blended Styles 154 -- Residential Architecture in the Traditional Style 156 -- Inns in the Traditional Style 160 -- Temples and Shrines in the Traditional Style 162 -- Modern Architecture 166 -- Glossary 174 -- Bibliography 175 -- Photo Credits and Acknowledgments 176 --