The Art of Setting Stones: And Other Writings from the Japanese Garden

161 Pages·2002·3.35 MB·English

by  Marc Peter Keane

The Art of
Setting
Stones
The Art of
Setting
Stones
& Other Writings from the Japanese Garden
marc peter keane
Stone Bridge Press • Berkeley, California
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Text and artwork © 2002 Marc Peter Keane.
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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission
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Printed in the United States of America.
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library of congress cataloging-in-publication data
Keane, Marc P. (Marc Peter)
The art of setting stones : & other writings from the Japanese
garden / Marc Peter Keane
p. cm.
ISBN 1-880656-70-1
1. Gardens—Japan—Kyoto—Anecdotes. 2. Gardening—Japan—Kyoto—
Anecdotes. 3. Keane, Marc P. (Marc Peter). I. Title.

SB455 .K36 2002
712’.0952—dc21
2002026819
for momoko

contents
9
Introduction
13 currents
29 boundaries
43 closing the circle
61 trees
81 layers
97 balance
119 the art of setting stones
137 wintergreen