Korean Garden

韓国庭園 / Joseon dynasty– / Style / Garden Styles

The Joseon garden, typified by Changdeokgung's rear garden, that moves earth as little as possible: pavilions set into natural valleys and ponds — the other East Asian ideal, design by restraint.

Terrain left as found / Square ponds with round islands / Scattered pavilions / Artifice restrained

Korean Garden — 昌徳宮後苑 芙蓉池（CC BY-SA 3.0）Korean Garden — 後苑（CC BY-SA 4.0）
昌徳宮後苑 芙蓉池（CC BY-SA 3.0） ／ 後苑（CC BY-SA 4.0）

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Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study
the Huwon of Changdeokgung / the square-pond cosmology / siting and pungsu

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