PLATE XXXIV. 



DAIMIO'S GARDEN, KANAZAWA. 



Among the numerous provincial gardens of Japan, that originally belonging 

 to Mayeda, Daimio of Kashiu, at Kanazawa, is of considerable importance. Like 

 many of the nobles' gardens in the old castle towns, it has now been converted into 

 a public pleasure resort. The view presented shows the garden waterfall issuing 

 from rocks buried in a wealth of shady foliage. From its base a torrent runs into 

 the lake; and in front of the cascade is a fine marble pagoda of unusual shape and 

 proportions. It is square on plan and consists of three high stories with a small 

 mezzanine between the intermediate roofs. Below the main waterfall may be observed 

 the lower or female cascade, an invariable accessory of such features in gardening. 

 A bridge composed of one enormous block of granite spans the neck of the lake, 

 just below the torrent. The thickly, planted trees surrounding the cascade impart 

 to the composition a highly natural and rural effect. 



