Landscape Gardener Ogawa Jihei and His Times: A Profile of Modern Japan [= 庭師小川治平衛とその時代. Niwashi Ogawa Jihē to Sono Jidai]

Tokyo: Japanese Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2018. First English language edition. 271 pages: illustrations; 22 cm, bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index. Very fine in very fine jacket; as new. Hardcover. ISBN: 9784866580197

Japan Library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan) [series]. "Originally published in Japanese under the title 'Niwashi Ogawa Jihei to sono jidai' by the University of Tokyo Press in 2013"--Title page verso

Contents: Introduction: The Philosopher's Walk -- Modernization and the development of the Lake Biwa Canal -- Yamagata Aritomo as the beginning -- Gardens of the Bourgeoisie and the aristocracy -- Bringing the Lake Biwa Canal to gardens -- The world of Ueji's gardens expands -- On the creativity of Sukisha Connoisseurs -- The last patron.

Securing the generous support of the politicians and industrialists who propelled Japan's modernization, Ogawa Jihei VII created many outstanding gardens at the end of the nineteenth and the first few decades of the twentieth century. Expressing a Japanese aesthetic even while incorporating modern techniques, his methodology reveals the nature of modernization as Japan experienced it. The author examines Ogawa's influence, modernization, and the modern garden--Adapted from jacket

Gardens -- Japan -- History -- 20th century. Jardins -- Japon -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. Jardins -- Japon -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. Gardens Named Person: 小川治兵衛, 1860-1933. 小川治兵衛, 1860-1933. Ogawa, Jihē, 1860-1933. Ogawa, Jihē, 1860-1933. Ogawa, Jihē, 1860-1933 Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Time: 1800-1999 Geographic: Japan General Info: Original Language: Suzuki, Hiroyuki, 1945-2014. Niwashi Ogawa Jihē to sono jidai. Shohan. Tōkyō: Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 2013 ISBN: 9784130638111s