Ming Dynasty Gardens: Sole unions of nature, art, & philosophy

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Traditions of Ming Gardens Professional designers creating artificial mountains Traditional landscape painting considered analogous with garden design: surrounding walls as paper and plants & rocks as ink “The idea should precede the brushstroke.” Mostly privately owned Garden as paradise or microcosm Space bound by religious thought & placing history and moral value in union From: alsall/images/mingtrib.jpg alsall/images/mingtrib.jpg

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