Shōkō-ken : a late medieval daime sukiya style Japanese tea-house /

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The late medieval sukiya tea-house is recognised by scholars and architects as the precursor for the modern and contemporary Japanese architectural tradition. This form is also seen to have contributed significantly to aspects of Western architectural tradition. The daime style is possibly the most...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walker, Robin Noel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2002.
Series:East Asia (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
1185-1600
Chashitsu (Japanese tearooms) > Japan > Kyoto.
Architecture, Sukiya > Japan > Kyoto.
Architecture > Japan > History > Kamakura-Momoyama periods, 1185-1600.
Chashitsu > Japon > Kyōto.
Architecture sukiya > Japon > Kyōto.
Architecture > Japon > Histoire > 1185-1600 (Époques de Kamakura-Momoyama)
ARCHITECTURE > History > Prehistoric & Primitive.
Architecture > Kamakura-Momoyama periods
Architecture, Sukiya
Chashitsu (Japanese tearooms)
Japan
Japan > Kyoto
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The late medieval sukiya tea-house is recognised by scholars and architects as the precursor for the modern and contemporary Japanese architectural tradition. This form is also seen to have contributed significantly to aspects of Western architectural tradition. The daime style is possibly the most distinctively 'Japanese', enigmatic and oldest form located within the sukiya tradition. The work examines the Shoko-ken tea-house, built in 1628, at the Koto-in temple in the precincts of Daitoku-ji monastery in Kyoto. The Shoko-ken is one of the few remaining extant constructions of its type da.
Physical Description:1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical referencesand index.
ISBN:9781136072581
1136072586
1283843285
9781283843287
0203446178
9780203446171
9781136072666
1136072667

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