Katsura Imperial Villa
Title
Katsura Imperial Villa
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
September 8, 2015
Creator
Kobori, Enshū
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
Japanese
Work Type
open spaces
Date
April, 1972
Work Location
Japan (nation)
Kyoto (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Edo (Japanese Migration style or period)
Shoin
Subject
Japanese gardens
villas
footpaths
Description
View of one of the gardens at Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan, with stone footpath on left. "Katsura Imperial Villa was built in the early Edo Period as a residence for Prince Hachijo no Miya Toshihito (1579-1629). The garden to the south of the villa is a stroll garden and also a boating garden, its pond large enough to accommodate modest vessels. The entire complex recalls the world described in the Tale of Genji, and was undoubtedly intended to evoke the golden age of the Heian courts when such a pond garden would have been viewed from the southern pavilions of the typical shinden villa,"--The Japanese Garden, Bowdoin website.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TOJ-939
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