The landscaping of the garden was done by a friend of Mr. Reifer, U.S.-based Chinese artist Jian Guo Xu. The home is intentionally hidden from view at many angles of the home by trees or rocks. 'He doesn't want you to see the house, he wants you to be surprised,' says Mr. Reifer of Mr. Xu's design choices. 'He wants you to approach it in a circular pattern.'

A cedar nicknamed the 'Cathy Tree' by Mr. Reifer, because it reminds him of the a scene in Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights,' where the character Catherine Earnshaw stands with her hair swept back, calling to her romantic interest, Heathcliff. Other trees in the garden include spruce, pine and cherry trees with Mr. Xu using few flowers in the main garden. Rather he captured colors 'by using the leaves and their shapes and their heights and their depths,' Mr. Reifer says

The approximately 10,000-square-foot home, its rear pictured, is in a Japanese style with low roof and includes a lower level with den, wine storage and entertainment area. A pond with about 30 koi fish features rocks from a lake in China and runs along a patio next to an gazebo, used for outdoor eating.

Curves dominate the landscaping. Here, a bridge crosses a stream leading to a pathway that winds around the home through half an acre of garden. 'If you've just gotten out of car and you've walked 60 feet to the vegetation you're relaxed from the tension of the drive,' says Mr. Reifer. '[Mr. Xu's] goal is to have you change moods, he's going to help you by having the landscape work in your favor. If you're a lunatic driver like me you need all that help,' he laughs.

The pathway leads through five 'environments' including an area of pine trees, a sculpture garden and a rock waterfall. 'For [Mr. Xu], every view matters,' says Mr. Reifer. 'So when you turn around and see where you've come from, it doesn't look like where you just came from, instead it's a surprise. '

The garden has a replica of the 'Temple of Heaven' which Mr. Reifer also calls 'The Temple of Heavenly Peace.' The original temple in Beijing has three tiered roofs and was built in the 15th century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The Reifer's replica is 28 feet wide, with two roofs and entrance doors from the Ming dynasty estimated to be 500 years old, Mr. Reifer says. Positioned at a lower elevation than the house, only the blue tiles of the temple's roof can be viewed from the house and its purpose is to entice guests into the garden. 'The goal is to draw you out and then draw you in,' to the temple, says Mr. Reifer.

The interior of the temple replica includes an approximately 40-foot long mural commissioned from a Tibetan artist by Mr. Xu and purposefully aged by exposing it to the elements over one winter. 'Some people come here and meditate. But I'm not a meditator,' Mr. Reifer says.

Here, the living room. The Reifers have two sons, two granddaughters and one grandchild on the way. The couple, who live full time in Manhattan, are selling because the 'aging process is starting to catch up with me,' Mr. Reifer says.

The home, with dining area pictured, was decorated with the help of New York-based interior designer Altina Pierro Vergata.

Here, the kitchen. Mr. Reifer's interest in China began when he was a young boy growing up in Brooklyn. Inspired by the crockery used in Chinese restaurants in his neighborhood, he started to collect Chinese porcelain. He recalls his father telling him that if he dug a deep enough hole on the beach, he would reach China. 'I never reached it,' Mr. Reifer recalls. 'So I decided to bring it here.'

Mr. Reifer estimates his art collection has approximately 500 pieces. Shown here, a hallway showcasing some of Mr. Reifer's African and Asian art works.

One of the home's seven bedrooms is pictured. Mr. Reifer has made several trips to China and Japan but has purchased most of his pieces from U.S.-based dealers, he says.

One of the home's two master bathrooms is pictured. Mr. Reifer and his wife have been married for 48 years. The house took 2 ½ years to build while the gardens have been a work-in-progress for five years, he says. A real estate developer, he says this master bathroom is bigger than the first apartment he lived in with his wife.

Puppets purchased from a street vendor in China are pictured in a bedroom used by the couple's grandchildren.

A sitting room area in the rear of the home with portraits of the family is pictured, including one of Mr. Reifer in a silk Chinese robe and hat that he purchased in the Chinese countryside in the 1980s.

The property sale will include most of the sculptures in the garden, and Mr. Reifer is open to discussions about some of the items inside the home. Shown here, a bathroom in the lower level of the home.

Shown here, a living area on the basement level. Mr. Reifer says the couple will try to buy another home in the area. Mr. Reifer says he will miss the home's 'spaciousness.'

A hallway with exposed beams above is pictured. 'For me, the ideal buyer would be a wealthy Chinese family that wanted to use it only in the summer and I could watch it for them the other ten months,' he says.

From a deck area between the pool and the garden, the tiles of the replica temple peek through the trees. The home is a co-exclusive between Sabrina Seidner and Geoff Gifkins of Nestseekers and Rebecca Tzen OF NYC Value Realty and was listed in April this year for $28 million.