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The book when it first appeared was also well received by House and Garden Architecture Forum and Landscape Architecture. "The handsome book will be a joy to possess for those who love beauty in architecture and cultivated nature," so wrote Pearl S. Buck. In 1940 Henry Inn of Honolulu, art collector, designer, and photographer, produced a collection of Chinese architectural pictures that is extraordinary.
Although probably the only record of its kind, many of the photographs were taken as recently as 1936. Of those locations very few remain if any. A veteran traveller to his ancestral homeland, Henry In had an extraordinarily wide set of acquaintances which gave him an entrance into some of the choicest homes and gardens throughout China. This combination of artistic shell and unusual opportunity are unique.
About the Author
Henry Inn was a resident of Honolulu in the early part of this century.
Chinese Houses and Gardens,Henry Inn,Kegan Paul,071030689X,Architecture,Asia - General,Domestic,History,History: American,International Architecture - Asian,Landscape,China,Landscape art & architecture,Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism,Residential buildings, domestic buildings,The Arts: General Issues
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