The Art of Gravel Pattern in the Japanese Garden(砂紋)

Zen gardens with their gravel patterns are usually the first association people have when thinking about Japanese gardens. Reduced colors and little vegetation let the eye rest and calm the mind, giving the garden a peaceful atmosphere.

This is where a subtle, yet intriguing design feature of Japanese gardens comes into play – The carefully raked gravel patterns of rock and sand gardens. When the low morning or evening sun casts long shadows in the garden, the texture of rocks and gravel take center stage.

Contents:
    • Introduction
    • Origins
    • Gravel pattern / Sand pattern
    • Ren-mon 漣紋 – Ripple patterns
    • Ryūsui-mon 流水紋 – Stream patterns
    • Kyokusen-mon 曲線紋 – Meandering stream patterns
    • Mori-zuna 盛砂 – Sand piles
    • hokubutsu-mon 植物紋 – Plant patterns
    • Uzumaki-mon 渦巻紋 – Vortices
    • Maru‐uzu-mon 丸渦紋 – water drop wave patterns
    • Chokusen-mon 直線紋 – Straight line patterns
    • Ginkaku-ji 銀閣寺 – Gravel pattern of the Silver Pavilion
 

10 informative pages, packed with
62 hand drawn illustrations and photographs of gravel patterns
46 MB

The eBook is delivered as PDF.

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