The best book on Japanese architecture ever produced by a Westerner. —The American ArchitectJapanese architecture is undoubtedly less well known and less appreciated than the architecture of any other civilized nation. Not only this; but it is almost universally misjudged; and while the world has by degrees come to know and admire the pictorial and industrial arts of Japan; her architecture; which is the rot and vehicle of all other modes of art; is passed over with a casual reference to its fantastic quality or a patronizing tribute to the excellence of some of its carved decoration.Written at a time when Japanese art was only beginning to be appreciated in the West; Impressions of Japanese Architecture conveys a sense of discovery and enthusiasm that modern readers will find as interesting and infectious as the books first readers did. Long considered a classic; this new edition contains a foreword by acclaimed contemporary architect and author; Mira Locher. Originally published about one hundred years ago; Impressions of Japanese Architecture is still of immense value to anyone wishing for a better understanding of Japanese architecture; art and culture.
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