Karesansui composition
Karesansui, 'dry landscape/dry mountain water'.... the Japanese dry landscape garden, is a minimalist style of Zen garden using rocks, gravel/sand and moss to create abstract, symbolic representations of natural scenery. Such as mountains, landscapes and rivers.
Simplicity is emphasized, together with tranquility and negative space.
These gardens function as meditative tools for reflection.
They encourage mindfulness through their serene, uncluttered design.
Here is a detail and composition that caught my eye whilst enjoying the karesansui gardens of Shigemori Mirei in Tôfuku-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan. They were completed in 1939.
Mirei Shigemori was a garden designer who actively participated in many areas of Japanese art and design.
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Karesansui composition
Karesansui, 'dry landscape/dry mountain water'.... the Japanese dry landscape garden, is a minimalist style of Zen garden using rocks, gravel/sand and moss to create abstract, symbolic representations of natural scenery. Such as mountains, landscapes and rivers.
Simplicity is emphasized, together with tranquility and negative space.
These gardens function as meditative tools for reflection.
They encourage mindfulness through their serene, uncluttered design.
Here is a detail and composition that caught my eye whilst enjoying the karesansui gardens of Shigemori Mirei in Tôfuku-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan. They were completed in 1939.
Mirei Shigemori was a garden designer who actively participated in many areas of Japanese art and design.
© All rights reserved.