Court Gardening

Japanese: 宮廷園芸 - きゅうていえんげい
Court Gardening

…Palace gardens were built in which rare exotic fruits, flowers, and out-of-season vegetables were cultivated to supply the royal family. The gardening carried out for the royal family was called court gardening. The distinctive feature of court gardening is that it combined the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, which was mainly done in rural areas, with the cultivation of flowers, which was often done in urban areas. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "court horticulture" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…宮殿には庭園が作られ,そこでは珍しい異国の果樹や花,季節はずれの野菜などが栽培され,王侯貴族に供給された。このように王侯貴族のために行われる園芸は宮廷園芸と呼ばれた。宮廷園芸の特徴は,おもに農村で行われる果樹や野菜の栽培と,都会で行われることが多い花の栽培とが一体化していることにある。…

※「宮廷園芸」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Court Diplomacy - Kyuteigaiko

>>:  Court Painting Studio

Recommend

Layali (English spelling)

…(1) A specific sequence or scale, (2) the range ...

Mount Iya

The name given to the mountainous area in the Iya ...

Yame [city] - Stop

A city in the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture....

White metal

Although it is often mistaken for a white alloy du...

Agricultural Land Law -

In a broad sense, it can mean laws related to far...

Jintan

A mouth freshener. It was launched in 1905 by Mori...

Duarte Barbosa

Around 1480 - 1521 A Portuguese navigator. He work...

Severance pay - kaikoteate

…Even before the employment labor system was born...

Windsor Castle - Windsor Castle

A castle built on the south bank of the River Tham...

Danshi Tatekawa

A famous name of a Rakugo performer. Tatekawa Dans...

Tin bronze (English spelling)

…A copper alloy with tin as its main alloying ele...

Chanute, O. (English spelling) ChanuteO

...The aircraft they made, imitating birds, were ...

Barrymore, L.

…American family of actors. Born to British actor...

The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (English: Tian-zhu shi-yi)

A book written by Italian Jesuit missionary Matteo...