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What is Japanese architecture? / Kazuo Nishi and Kazuo Hozumi ; translated, adapted, and with an introduction by H. Mack Horton.

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Main Author: Nishi, Kazuo, 1938-2015
Other Authors: Hozumi, Kazuo, 1930-, Horton, H. Mack
Other title:Nihon kenchiku no katachi. English
Format: Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: New York : Kodansha USA, 2012.
Edition:1st US ed.
Subjects:
Architecture > Japan > History > To 1868.
Table of Contents:
  • Horyuji Temple And Its Symbol, The Pagoda
  • The Great Eighth-Century Temples
  • Architecture Of The Pure Land Sect
  • New Medieval Forms: The Great Buddha Style
  • New Medieval Forms: The Zen Style
  • Details Of The Great Buddha Style
  • Details Of The Zen Style
  • The Medieval Japanese Style
  • The Golden And Silver Pavilions
  • Medieval Construction Methods
  • Temple Architecture In The Early Modern Period
  • Buddhist Architecture: Structure And Detail
  • Shinto Shrines
  • Common Shrine Styles
  • The Yomeimon Gate: Nikko Toshogu Shrine
  • Japanese Baroque
  • The Neighborhood Shrine
  • The World Of The Craftsmen
  • Construction Techniques Of The Edo Period
  • Houses Of The Jomon And Yayoi Periods
  • Reconstructing Yayoi And Tumulus-Period Dwellings
  • The Ancient Capitals
  • The Heijo And Heian Capitals
  • Heijo: First Of The Great Capitals
  • Residences Of The Nara Period
  • The Heian Capital
  • The Shinden Style
  • Daily Life In A Shinden Mansion
  • Commoners' Dwellings
  • Residences Of The Samurai
  • A Formal Audience In A Warrior Residence
  • The Shoin Style: Early Modern Residential Architecture
  • The Design System Of The Shoin
  • Katsura Detached Palace And The Sukiya Style
  • Sukiya-Style Decor
  • Minka: Dwellings Of The Common People
  • Minka Diversity
  • Provincial Towns In The Edo Period
  • Japan's Premodern Cities
  • The Edo Metropolis
  • Schools In The Edo Period
  • Himeji: The Grandest Of The Surviving Castles
  • The Historical Development Of Castles
  • Castles In Wartime
  • Castle Defense
  • The Twelve Surviving Donjons
  • Castle Towns
  • Castle Palaces
  • The Architecture Of The Tea Ceremony
  • Designing The Teahouse
  • Soan Teahouses
  • The Tea Garden
  • Staging The No Drama
  • The Structure Of The No Stage
  • The Architecture Of The Kabuki Theater
  • Improvements In Kabuki Theater Design
  • The Architecture Of The Pleasure Quarters
  • Design In The Pleasure Quarters
  • Gracious Pastimes At A Sukiya Complex
  • Entertainment Fit For An Emperor.

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