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Cultivating Enlightenment: The Manifold Meaning of Japanese Zen Gardens Education About Asia An excellent visual and narrative introduction to Japanese Zen, and perhaps its most iconic symbols. While Zen gardens have been a fixture of Japanese aesthetics since the Muromachi Period (1336–1573), the purposes and meanings of these austere landscapes have been far less fixed, and indeed have changed somewhat since their first appearance as places for meditation in the Zen temples of medieval Japan. ...The image of the Zen garden, however,... “speaks” for itself, and provides us with a representation of spiritual quality that is best experienced rather than discursively argued. This is only appropriate since the transmission of Zen wisdom is supposed to be nonverbal. With PDF download. Go to Museum Resource: https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/cultivating-enlightenmen...

The Four Treasures and Other Utensils for a Scholar's Desk Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Writing was so valued by the Chinese that they called the most essential implements for the art The Four Treasures–the brush, ink stick, ink stone, and paper. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/the-four-treasures-and-other-utensils-...

Garden of the Phoenix (Chicago’s Jackson Park) Garden of the Phoenix (Chicago’s Jackson Park) In Chicago's Jackson Park, our future is growing from the past. The new Garden of the Phoenix symbolizes Japan and the U.S.'s 160-year story. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.gardenofthephoenix.org/

Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego: Online Tour Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego "The [San Diego] Japanese Friendship Garden is named 'San-Kei-En' meaning 'three scene garden' -- Water, Pastoral and Mountain. San-Kei-En is an expression of the ties between the people of San Diego and Yokohama and blends the two cultures to create a unique experience. The Garden was named in honor of the San-Kei-En Garden in Yokohama." A brief tour of the garden and the sukiya style Exhibit House, with photographs throughout. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.niwa.org/

The Japanese Garden: Seiwa-en Missouri Botanical Garden An excellent online tour of the Missouri Botanical Garden's Japanese garden. Scroll to the bottom of this Introduction page to see 25 additional pages introducing each aspect of the garden, from the Entrance (#1) and Blue Boulder Cascade (#2) to the Kasuga Lantern (#24) and Stone Boat Basin (#25). With photographs throughout. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.mobot.org/hort/gardens/japanese/intro/index.shtml

Japanese Tea Garden: History and View San Francisco Parks Trust A very brief history of San Francisco's Japanese Tea Garden, with a list of fun facts and a link to a 360-degree view of the garden. Go to Museum Resource: https://sfrecpark.org/destination/golden-gate-park/japanese-tea-garden/

A Kaleidoscope of Flowers (Hindu Threshold Art in India) Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Students will: 1). Examine the Hindu tradition of pookolam—a three-dimensional threshold art using flowers; 2). Research the harvest festival of Onam celebrated in the southwestern state of Kerala, India; 3). Create an auspicious flower decoration in celebration of Onam. Downloads include a lesson plan and slideshow. See also Making Rangoli: A Celebration of Color and Diwali Festival and Threshold Art for more on threshold art. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/resources/a-kaleidoscope-of-flowers/

The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens: Garden Guide The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens An introduction to the Japanese gardens at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach, Florida -- "a series of six diverse gardens, each inspired by a different historical period and type of Japanese garden." Download the GARDEN GUIDE (.pdf) at the top of the page or select from the menu at the top left for more in-depth information about the gardens, a statement from the gardens' designer, and a Bonsai exhibit (with photographs). Also see the EDUCATION section for information about the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Go to Museum Resource: https://morikami.org/roji-en/#tab-1

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