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Japanese Gardens

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Mr. Kakei's Private Residence Chitei
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Stone Garden Pagodas

Dragons
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Stone Buddhas
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Basins

Stone Gates
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Stone Vases
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Relief Sculptures
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Stone Gate Lions
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Turtle
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Potted Landscapes
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Cranes


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Masonry

Bridges
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Garden Lanterns
A Brief History of Japanese Gardens
    The Japanese gardens date as far back as 7th century AD. The early styles were based on those of China in Tang Dynasty, but evolved with time to resemble more the landscape of Japan itself.  Buddhist themes were explored, but the ancient Japanese faith of Shinto remained in the heart of the garden.
     From the 8th to 11th centuries, water features like ponds, fountains, waterfalls were introduced to represent the vast expanse of oceans surrounding the islands.
     From the middle of the 13th century, the scale of gardens were reduced.  In the 15th and 16th centuries, water features were represented by gravel and stone alone.  This abstract strain was derived from the spirit of Zen Buddhism, which emphasized simplicity and valued the provocative. Tea gardens were also developed.   The philosophical emphasis of natural appearance and elegant simplicity have had an enormous impact on garden design and Japanese aesthetics ever since.
    Over the world, the influence of Japanese as well as Chinese garden styles has generates thousands of admirers of oriental gardens.
    Here we offer many components for our customers to give their garden some Japanese touch, or convert the whole garden into Japanese style.
 

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Nautilus Imports & Exports
122 Longleat Drive, North Wales, PA 19454, USA
Phone: (307) 399-5571  
FAX: (215) 259-3138
Internet: http://www.nautilusimports.com