In a Japanese Garden

by Charmaine Aserappa

Book Overview

Lovers of Japanese meditation gardens, tea ceremonies, exquisite rice papers and finely bound collections of haiku will be charmed by the handmade look and feel of this beautiful volume. Each exquisite verse and original woodcut expresses a thought-- based on elements of the garden--for making life more beautiful.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571780866
• ISBN13: 9781571780867
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Council Oak Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

In A Japanese Garden

Marvelously contemplative. A few minutes spent with this meditative writing will transform your mood!

irresistable beauty

I first purchased this little book from the Chicago Art Institute with the intention of cutting it apart. I planned (and still do!) to frame several of the pages for my dining room. The thing is, it is impossible to keep this book around long enough because it is so beautiful. I have replaced it twice again and been unable to resist giving it as a gift. By all means buy this book, but I recommend that you buy at least three!

Excellent book

I purchased this book after I discovered it at a local spa. It is truly excellent.

"Be the path. Open the way for another"

"In a Japanese Garden" is a delightful book with many thoughts that inspire us to look within, find the peace, the inner garden, and reflect that perfect place out to the world. After buying my own copy I have also given it as a gift and will again in the future. If you will allow me to "be the path," I encourage you to walk through this little garden again and again.

a reading meditation

A lovely little book; reading it is like a meditation. The woodcut art suits the Zen simplicity of the text well. After getting my own copy, I was inspired to give it as a gift to several friends (and will to several more). It's a nice reminder that you can find peace wherever you are.