The Art of Japanese Architecture. David Young

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      THE ART OF

      Japanese Architec-ture

      HISTORY | CULTURE | DESIGN

      DAVID AND MICHIKO YOUNG

      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd

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      Text © 2019 David and Michiko Young

      Illlustrations © Tan Hong Yew

      Revised and expanded edition of

       Introduction to Japanese Architecture

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       FRONT ENDPAPERS Himeji Castle.

       PAGE 1 Sensōji Temple.

       PAGE 2 Interior decor in the 70-year-old home of tea aficionado Satō Teizō, Osaka.

       RIGHT Kiyomizu Temple.

       PAGE 6 Great Hall of Tōdaiji Temple.

       Contents

       JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE: AN OVERVIEW

       Basic Principles

       Pre-Buddhist Cultures

       Reconstructed Jōmon and Yayoi Settlements

       The Grand Shrines at Ise

       Ainu Buildings

       EARLY INFLUENCES FROM KOREA AND CHINA

       Heijōkyō: An Early Capital

       Hōryūji: The Oldest Extant Temple

       Nara Period Temples

       Post-Buddhist Shinto Shrines

       THE HEIAN PERIOD: DEVELOPING A CULTURAL IDENTITY

       Heian Style Palaces and Mansions

       Mountain Temples

       Buddhist Paradise Halls

       Shinto and Buddhist Architecture Merge

       UNDER SAMURAI RULE: THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR 1185–1600

       New Principles in Residential Architecture

       Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji Temples

       The Way of Tea

       Feudal Period Temples

       The Ichijōdani Historical Site

       Castles and Castle Culture

       CENTRALIZED FEUDALISM: THE EDO PERIOD 1600–1868