Villa Collection

A capsule collection brought to life through my study of Japanese architecture and admiration for of the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan. Constructed during the early and mid-seventeenth century by Toshihito Shinno and Toshitada Shinno, it features what is said to be the most beautiful of all Japanese gardens. The Villa combines principles usually used in early Shinto shrines and merges it with the aesthetics and philosophy of Zen Buddhism.