{"title":"Robin Noel Walker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobin Noel Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intricate beauty of traditional arts and architecture with a distinctive focus on Japanese culture. Readers can immerse themselves in detailed studies that blend historical insight with aesthetic appreciation, revealing the subtle craftsmanship behind cultural landmarks such as the \u003cem\u003eShoko-Ken\u003c\/em\u003e tea-house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWalker’s works offer a thoughtful examination of cultural heritage, inviting readers to appreciate the harmony between design, history, and cultural practice. These books are essential for anyone interested in the intersections of art, architecture, and East Asian traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shoko-ken-a-late-medieval-daime-sukiya-style-japanese-tea-house-by-robin-noel-walker-9780415944038","title":"Shoko-Ken: A Late Medieval Daime Sukiya Style Japanese Tea-House","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late medieval sukiya tea-house is recognised by scholars and architects as the precursor for the modern and contemporary Japanese architectural tradition. This form is also seen to have contributed significantly to aspects of Western architectural tradition. The daime style is possibly the most distinctively 'Japanese', enigmatic and oldest form located within the sukiya tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe work examines the \u003cem\u003eShoko-Ken: A Late Medieval Daime Sukiya Style Japanese Tea-House\u003c\/em\u003e, built in 1628, at the Koto-in temple in the precincts of Daitoku-ji monastery in Kyoto. The Shoko-ken is one of the few remaining extant constructions of its type dating from the medieval period and makes claims to the generic model developed by the great tea-master Sen no Rikyu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis study sets out to provide a means of evaluation of the unique yet highly significant form of architecture through the examination of the Shoko-ken as an approach to discern difference and identity between this example and other examples of Sukiya tea-house architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47588829561068,"sku":"9780415944038","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415944038-shoko-ken-a-late-medieval-daime-sukiya-style-japanese-tea-house.jpg?v=1777598429"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/robin-noel-walker.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}