Katsura Imperial Villa
Title
Katsura Imperial Villa
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
September 4, 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
Description
View of garden at Katsura Imperial Villa, Kyoto, Japan. "Katsura Imperial Villa was built in the early Edo Period for Prince Toshhihito (1579-1629) and work began when he was 40. The prince himself was the main designer, working with Kobori Enshu, a tea master, government official and garden designer. A lake (1.25 ha) was dug, hills and islands formed, beaches made, pavillions built and planting undertaken. The result was a pleasure landscape of the kind described by Lady Murasaki in the Tale of Genji, 620 years earlier,"--Garden Visit 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-938
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