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Design for a Japanese Garden

Design
About 1930 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Carpenter (Artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Proposed design for a roof garden in the Japanese style, with a bridge and pagoda in the centre of a cream sheet.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Gardens & Gardening
Object type
Design
TitleDesign for a Japanese Garden
Materials and techniques
Pencil written on paper, pencil drawn and coloured with watercolour.
Pencil
Watercolour
Drawn
Painted
Written
Brief description
B Carpenter; design for a Japanese Garden, circa 1930
Physical description
Proposed design for a roof garden in the Japanese style, with a bridge and pagoda in the centre of a cream sheet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 58.3cm
  • Width: 39.4cm
Style
20th Century
Production typeUnique
Gallery label
(2005)
This design for a garden bears no relation to the London town house it is attached to. The garden is Japanese in style and contains a small temple, pool and bridge, all in salmon pink and jade green. The contrast between the garden and its drab brick surroundings could not be greater. This is seen most clearly on the left where the tiles and trellis are superimposed onto an existing wall.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2195-1992

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Record createdAugust 18, 2006
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O127257/design-for-a-japanese-garden-design-carpenter/
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