September 2nd, 2008

In time for the Garden’s Moonviewing celebration, our gardeners have raked the familiar “rice paddy” design in the sand of the Flat Garden—this year choosing a dynamic angle that directs the eye toward the symbolic stone bridge arrangement.

photo: Jan Vreeland

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Comment by Virginia Harmon — September 2, 2008 @ 5:09 pm

This dynamic alteration of the rice paddy pattern was recommended by Tanaka sensei last autumn. We were fortunate to have Mary Mac volunteer to train our Frank Tree in the basic design principles. Frank applied his usual keen eye for detail in the application of these principles. What you see is the result of approximately thirty hours of intense labor.
Comment by Portland Japanese Garden — December 11, 2008 @ 12:21 pm

Another term for this design is ichimatsu myoo 市松模様, meaning “checkerboard”.