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| ==== borrowed scenery - 借景 ==== | ==== borrowed scenery - 借景 ==== |
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| via: wikipedia & various sources (cf. [[wp>Borrowed_scenery]]). see also [[garginz]] and http://fo.am/borrowed-scenery | via: wikipedia & various sources (cf. [[wp>Borrowed_scenery]]). see also [[parn:garginz]] and http://fo.am/borrowed-scenery |
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| Shakkei (借景 C:jie jing, J:shakkei) was originally codified in the oldest extant Japanese garden manual, the Sakuteiki (作庭記, Sakuteiki "Records of Garden Making"). This text, which is attributed to Tachibana Toshitsuna (橘俊綱, 1028-1094 CE), a son of the Byodoin's designer Fujiwara no Yorimichi (藤原頼通, 990-1074 CE), records the Heian period’s attention to a concept called "mono no aware" (物の哀れ) "the pathos of things". | Shakkei (借景 C:jie jing, J:shakkei) was originally codified in the oldest extant Japanese garden manual, the Sakuteiki (作庭記, Sakuteiki "Records of Garden Making"). This text, which is attributed to Tachibana Toshitsuna (橘俊綱, 1028-1094 CE), a son of the Byodoin's designer Fujiwara no Yorimichi (藤原頼通, 990-1074 CE), records the Heian period’s attention to a concept called "mono no aware" (物の哀れ) "the pathos of things". |
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| The Chinese counterpart of shakkei (借景) is jiejing (借景) "borrow/lend scenery". According to the 1635 CE Chinese garden manual Yuanye (園冶), there are four categories of "borrowing", | The Chinese counterpart of shakkei (借景) is jiejing (借景) "borrow/lend scenery". According to the 1635 CE Chinese garden manual Yuanye (園冶), there are four categories of "borrowing", |
| * yuanjie (遠借 "distant borrowing", e.g., mountains, lakes) | * 遠借 "distant borrowing", enshaku (jp) yuanjie (zh). e.g., mountains, lakes. |
| * linjie (隣借 "adjacent borrowing", neighboring buildings and features) | * 隣借 "adjacent borrowing", rinshaku (jp) linjie (zh). neighboring buildings and features. |
| * yangjie (仰借 "upward borrowing", clouds, stars) | * 仰借 "upward borrowing", gyōshaku (jp) yangjie (zh). clouds, stars. |
| * fujie (俯借 "downward borrowing", rocks, ponds); respectively Japanese enshaku, rinshaku, gyōshaku, and fushaku. | * 俯借 "downward borrowing", fushaku (jp) fujie (zh). rocks, ponds. |
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| ====Best known (still existing) shakkei gardens in Japan==== | ====Best known (still existing) shakkei gardens in Japan==== |