The Art of Setting Stones: And Other Writings from the Japanese Garden

In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities. Filled with passages of alluring beauty, this is a truly transcendent book about "experiencing" Japanese design.

Marc Peter Keane has lived in Kyoto for 17 years and is author of Japanese Garden Design. He designs residential, company, and temple gardens.

• Sakuteiki: Visions of the Japanese Garden: A Modern Translation of Japan's Gardening Classic (Tuttle Classics)
• Japanese Garden Notes: A Visual Guide to Elements and Design
• Japanese Garden Design
• Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning & Form
• Zen Gardens: The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's Leading Garden Designer
• Japanese Garden Design
• Niwaki: Pruning, Training and Shaping Trees the Japanese Way
• Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens: Design Principles, Aesthetic Values
• The Japanese Garden
• Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers