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Japanese Garden Wall Decals
Japanese Garden Wall Decals
Japanese gardens attempt to present or capture the beauty of the natural Japanese landscape, into a limited space. Whether creating a seaside or a mountainous country scene, stones, water and mosses are important elements. Japanese gardens also reflect the elements of the Japanese culture and often include sculptures and artwork. This way they combine both the natural beauty with artificial beauty. The plants are living elements and as they grow, they transform and respond to what goes on around them. The garden is a dream in its original plan, but is never finished. The artificial lakes were surrounded by beaches of small stones and decorated with arrangements of boulders, with natural stone bridges and stepping stones. The most famous garden of this kind, built in 1592, is situated near the Tokushima castle on the island of Shikoku. Its notable features include a bridge 10.5 meters long made of two natural stones. A wooden bridge leads to an island representing a crane, and a stone bridge connects this island to another representing a tortoise. Depending upon the size and nature of the pond, gardens that include bodies of water with islands generally include bridges connecting the islands with the shore and often with each other. Rather than the typical garden filled with striking statuary, showy plants and flowers, the Japanese Garden is a monochromatic understatement, in which the viewer is permitted the thrill of personal interpretation and discovery.
