The document contains floor plans and photographs of several historical Japanese gardens and buildings from the 15th-17th centuries, including the Dry Garden at Ryoanji Temple from 1480, the Katsura Imperial Villa complex from 1620-1663, and images of the interiors and exteriors of buildings within the villa like the Old Shoin, Middle Shoin, New Shoin, and two teahouses called Gepparo and Shokintei. The images provide detailed views of the traditional Japanese architectural spaces, gardens, and landscaping within these important historical sites.

1. Dry Garden at Ryoanji Temple
Kyoto, Japan, 1480

3. Katsura Rikyu
(Katsura Imperial Villa)
Kyoto, Japan, 1620-1663

7. New Shoin interior detail
New Shoin veranda
Teahouse interior

8. Gepparo teahouse
Old Shoin
Middle Shoin
Music Room
New Shoin

9. Old Shoin: Second Room (#9) looking into the Spear Room (#7)
Old Shoin

10. Old Shoin: Moon Viewing Platform
Old Shoin

11. View from the Old Shoin Second Room (#9) into the Middle Shoin corridor
Old Shoin
Middle Shoin

12. View from the New Shoin past the Music Room to the Middle Shoin
Middle Shoin
Music Room
New Shoin

13. Gepparo teahouse

14. Gepparo: view into pantry (#3) from Second Room (#5)

15. Shokintei teahouse

16. Shokintei:
view from First Room (#4)
looking out to lake and
Island of the Immortals