Katsura: Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture
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Walter Gropius, Kenzo Tange, Yasuhiro Ishimoto
Katsura: Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture
New Haven, Yale University Press & Tokyo, Zokeisha Publications, 1961. Third printing. Unpaginated. Dark blue cloth binding with white lettering and a purple circle. No dust jacket. Good antiquarian condition. Boards show shelfwear and fading due to sunlight. Internally clean, no stains or markings. Some toning on the pages.
Text in English. Profusely illustrated with beautiful black-and-white photographs of traditional Japanese architecture, interiors and gardens taken mostly by the photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto.
Includes the texts “Architecture in Japan” written by Walter Gropius and “Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture” by Kenzo Tange.
