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10 Since wabi-sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or
11 aesthetic system, it is difficult to explain precisely in western
12 terms. According to Leonard Koren, wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous
13 and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese
14 beauty and it //"occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese
15 pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and
16 perfection in the West."//
18 _"Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and_
21 _"It is the beauty of things modest and humble._
23 _"It is the beauty of things unconventional."_
25 (quoted from "[WABI-SABI: FOR ARTISTS,DESIGNERS, POETS & PHILOSOPHERS | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1880656124/qid=1054098290/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9834820-5562358?v=glance&s=books]," 1994, Leonard Koren)
27 The concepts of wabi-sabi correlate with the concepts of Zen Buddhism,
28 as the first Japanese involved with wabi-sabi were tea masters,
29 priests, and monks who practiced Zen. Zen Buddhism originated in
30 India, traveled to China in the 6th century, and was first introduced
31 in Japan around the 12th century. Zen emphasizes //"direct, intuitive
32 insight into transcendental truth beyond all intellectual
33 conception."// At the core of wabi-sabi is the importance of
34 transcending ways of looking and thinking about things/existence.
36 * All things are impermanent
37 * All things are imperfect
38 * All things are incomplete
40 (also taken from WABI-SABI: FOR ARTISTS,DESIGNERS, POETS & PHILOSOPHERS, 1994, Leonard Koren):
42 _Material characteristics of wabi-sabi:_
44 * _suggestion of natural process_
51 For more about wabi-sabi, see [[http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WabiSabi]].
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