Also gyokusui. a curved stone-lined stream that winds through a garden. A term associated with early (8th century) Nara gardens. While it was influenced by continental antecedents, it is different fro [..]

Meandering stream. A feature of early Nara Period gardens recently excavated in or near the Imperial Palace of Nara, this winding stream probably echoes the Chinese, Korean, and early Japanese traditi [..]