The Lineage of Old Books of Japanese Gardening

Abstract

There are at least thirty kinds of old gardening's books in Japan. The present writer shows these books in this study. Sakuteiki which was written at the Heian or Kamakura period is the oldest of all the books. Sagaryu Teikoho Hiden-no-Sho, written at the Muromachi period, has many different copies and influence on the books of the Edo period. At the Edo period Tukiyama Kongen-Sho its original opinion against Sagaru Teikoho Hiden-no-sho. But Tukiyama Teizo-Den, published at 1735 by Kitamura Enkin and at 1828 by Akisato Rito, are more unique and popular than the others.