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NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Kotani-En is a classical Japanese residence in the formal style of a 13th-century estate with tile roofed walls surrounding a tea house, shrine, gardens, and ponds. Constructed for Max M. Cohen in 1918-1924 of mahogany, cedar, bamboo, and ceramic tile by master artisan Takashima and eleven craftsmen from Japan, Kotani-En represents a harmonious union of art and nature in a two-acre rustic environment. Kotani-En is a prominent example of Japanese landscape architecture in America.
Location
15891 Ravine Rd, Los Gatos
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NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Plaque. view from the road
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Plaque, view from the road (zoom in)
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - State Plaque
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - State Plaque
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Entrance to garden
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Zen Garden
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Garden
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Tea House Exterior
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Tea House Interior under repair (original Tatami Mats)
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Buddhist Temple
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Crossing the bridge to the temple
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Temple Interior
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Moon Bridge
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Garden
NO. 903 KOTANI-EN - Leaving the compound.