English Explanatory Dictionary

borrowed scenery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The principle of incorporating background landscape into the composition of a garden found in traditional East Asian garden design.

Word forms

borrowed scenery

Etymology

From calque translation of Chinese 借景 (jièjǐng), or Japanese 借景 (shakkei).

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