Japan Style

An authoritative and wide-ranging visual essay on the aesthetics of Japan. "Japan Style" is recognizable to everyone : a beautifully displayed flower, an elegant piece of calligraphy, or a simple rock garden, yet it is also difficult to define. Written by one of the world's most respected scholars of Japanese art and culture, this book does just that. Through stunning images that unlock the essence of Japanese art and culture, alongside Gian Carlo Calza s groundbreaking and insightful text, Japan Style explores specific achievements in Japanese art and architecture and offers an in-depth analysis of the whole of Japanese culture, its vision of the world, and of humankind.