Jonathan Cohen's photos with the keyword: Zen Garden

Sometimes You Can Get Blood from a Stone – Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Sometimes You Can Get Blood from a Stone – Japanes…

Jonathan Cohen
30 Nov 2014 547
Over centuries of intense study, the Japanese have perfected the aesthetics of stone and the Zen of rock placement and design.
The Zen Garden – Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

The Zen Garden – Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate…

Jonathan Cohen
28 Nov 2014 1 747
The Zen Garden was dedicated in 1953. It was designed by Nagao Sakurai and represents a modern version of kare sansui -- a dry garden which symbolizes a miniature mountain scene complete with a stone waterfall and small island surrounded by a gravel river.