Great Brain Quiz

[Frank23]

 Any help will be greatly appreciated. I know nothing about gardening and am only allowed to mow the lawn. QUESTION 48

Which word dating from the 17th century and possibly derived from Chinese or Japanese is used in the field of architectural design and landscape gardening to mean the deliberately contrastive effect that can be obtained by placing objects and structures in a seemingly irregular or haphazard fashion?

[Gilli]

Sharawadgi ????

"Interpretations of Chinese notions of gardening also inspired the early 18th century reaction against formality. Sir William Temple (1628-1699) praised the naturalistic yet contrived irregularity found in Chinese gardens, which he described as Sharawadgi."

[Frank23]

Thank you, I will have a look at this. Never heard of the word before.