Zen Gardens: The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan’s Leading Garden Designer

229 Pages·2012·83.98 MB·English

by  Mira Locher

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SHUNMYO MASUNO
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF
JAPAN’S LEADING GARDEN DESIGNER
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
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Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.,
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Text copyright © 2012 by Mira Locher
Photographs and Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Shunmyo Masuno
Wakei no Niwa Photographs copyright © 2012 by Canadian Museum of Civilization
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Locher, Mira.
Zen gardens : the complete works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan’s leading garden
designer. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Author: Mira Locher.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1049-6 (ebook)
1. Gardens, Japanese—Zen infl uences. 2. Gardens — Design. 3. Masuno, Shunmyo.
I. Title. II. Title: Complete works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan’s leading garden designer.
SB458.L63 2012
635.9’77373 — dc23
2012010733

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Front endpaper The evening light shimmers in the quiet refl ecting pool of
the Sho¯ka no Niwa (Ascension Garden) in the Yu¯kyu¯en garden at the Hofu
City Crematorium.
Page 1 The naimon (inner gate) of the Kantakeyama Shinen at the Samukawa
Shrine opens toward the eight-sided stone marker indicating the source of
the water in the Namba no Koike pond.
Page 2 A simple bamboo spout drips water into the cho¯zubachi (water
basin) in the Sho¯jutei garden at the private residence Rifugio.
Page 3 The Suito¯kyosei courtyard garden provides views of refi ned nature
from the head priest’s offi ce and the adjoining tatami room at the Gionji
temple reception building.
Right A nobedan (stone walkway) and stepping-stones lead to the
shiho¯ hotoke tsukubai cho¯zubachi (four-sided Buddha water basin) in the
Mushintei garden at the Suifu¯so guesthouse.
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contents
8 Foreword by Shigeru Uchida
10 Two Pairs of Straw Sandals: Zen Priest Garden Designer Shunmyo Masuno
21 Notes on Language
TRADITIONAL GARDENS
24 Traditional Zen Gardens in the 21st Century
26 SŌSEIEN, RETREAT HOUSE
30 GINRINSŌ, COMPANY GUESTHOUSE
34 KYOTO PREFECTURAL RECEPTION HALL
40 ART LAKE GOLF CLUB
44 BAKUSHŌTEI, IMABARI KOKUSAI HOTEL
48 RYŪMONTEI, GIONJI TEMPLE
52 FUSHOTEI, RENSHŌJI TEMPLE GUESTHOUSE
56 ZANSHINTEI, SANKEIEN KAKUSHOKAKU RECEPTION HALL
60 SANDŌ, KŌENJI TEMPLE
64 MUSHINTEI, GUESTHOUSE SUIFŪSO
72 SHŌJUTEI, RIFUGIO PRIVATE RESIDENCE
74 CHŌFŪTEI AND SUITŌKYOSEI, GIONJI TEMPLE RECEPTION BUILDING
78 BAIKATEI, SAIKENJI TEMPLE
80 GESSHINSŌTEIEN, PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN YAMANAKA-KO
84 CHŌSETSUKO, GINRINSŌ RYŌKAN
86 CHŌRAITEI, PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN TOKYO
92 KEIZAN ZENJI TENBŌRIN NO NIWA, GOTANJŌJI TEMPLE
96 KANTAKEYAMA SHINEN, SAMUKAWA SHRINE
104 Design and Construction Process: The Kantakeyama Shinen
at the Samukawa Shrine
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MODERN GARDENS
114 Modern Zen Gardens: The Essence of Emptiness
118 NEW CAMPUS FOR TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
122 THE CANADIAN EMBASSY, TOKYO
126 FŪMA BYAKUREN PLAZA, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
130 NIIGATA PREFECTURAL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
134 SEIFŪ KYORAI NO NIWA, KAGAWA PREFECTURAL LIBRARY
136 SEIZAN RYOKUSUI NO NIWA, HOTEL LE PORT
142 KANZATEI, CERULEAN TOWER TOKYU HOTEL
148 YŪKYŪEN, HOFU CITY CREMATORIUM
152 SEIFŪDŌKŌ NO NIWA, OPUS ARISUGAWA TERRACE AND RESIDENCE
156 SANKITEI, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
160 YUI NO NIWA SHINSHŌTEI, PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN NISHI AZABU
166 Mondō: A Dialogue with Shunmyo Masuno
GARDENS OUTSIDE JAPAN
174 Zen Gardens Outside Japan: Intercultural Communication
178 WAKEI NO NIWA, CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION
182 YŪSUIEN, ERHOLUNGSPARK MARZAHN
188 SEIJAKU NO NIWA, UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN
192 SANSHINTEI, ONE KOWLOON OFFICE BUILDING
198 FUNITEI, PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN STUTTGART
202 ZANMAITEI, NASSIM PARK RESIDENCES SHOWFLAT
204 WAKEISEIJYAKU NO NIWA, NASSIM PARK RESIDENCES
212 SEIKANTEI, PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN NEW YORK CITY
216 Major Works 1984–2011
218 Endnotes
220 Glossary
222 Acknowledgments
223 Bibliography
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