{"product_id":"no-13-the-zen-garden-k-a-r-e-s-a-n-s-u-i","title":"No. 13 The Zen Garden { k a r e s a n s u i }","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese dry garden (枯山水, karesansui) or Japanese rock garden, often called a Zen garden, is a distinctive style of Japanese garden. It creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees and bushes, and uses gravel or sand that is raked to represent ripples in water. Zen gardens are commonly found at temples or monasteries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Zen garden is usually relatively small, surrounded by a wall or buildings, and is meant to be seen while seated from a single viewpoint outside the garden, such as the porch of the hojo, the residence of the chief monk of the temple or monastery. Many, with gravel rather than grass, are only stepped into for maintenance. Classical Zen gardens were created at temples of Zen Buddhism in Kyoto during the Muromachi period. They were intended to imitate the essence of nature, not its actual appearance, and to serve as an aid for meditation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKakemonos - usually placed in a niche as one enters the house [ t o k o n o m a ] - are meant to encourage one towards reflection on the current season and introspection as well - perhaps before savouring a cup of tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe scroll is handpainted and handwritten with ink and entirely handmade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDimensions: 28cmW x 59cmH\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57882125271372,"sku":"013","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1069\/6032\/2892\/files\/zen_IG.jpg?v=1782849489","url":"https:\/\/newartsoldcrafts.myshopify.com\/products\/no-13-the-zen-garden-k-a-r-e-s-a-n-s-u-i","provider":"New Arts Old Crafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}