Ch: Yuanye.
Lit. garden building. The only extant treatise on classical Chinese garden
construction. Written by the late Ming dynasty garden designer Li Jicheng
(Jp: Ri Keisei 李計成) or Ji Wupi (Jp: Kei Muhi 計無否), it was published in 1635. First
titled Yuanmu (Jp: ENMOKU 園牧), in Japan it is also known by the
titles MOKKEI ZENSHO 木経全書 and Dattensho (Jp: ATTENKOU 奪天工). Abundantly
illustrated, EN'YA details the theory and technique of landscape
design and garden architecture. |