The most common words for ‘beautiful’ in Japanese are kirei (綺麗 / きれい), and utsukushii (美しい / うつくしい). However, the degree of beauty being described by each word is different. While kirei can be used on anything or anyone that is beautiful, utsukushii goes deeper than...
It’s difficult to sum up the meaning ofwabi sabiinto a few short words. Deriving from Zen buddhism, in the simplest form it could be described as the acceptance of finding beauty in imperfections and the impermanence of things. Finding beauty in flaws is a huge part of Japanese aesthetics....
In Tokyo, Ichijo Hikaru is looking beyond Japanese beauty standards for her illustrations Ichijo talks to us about her exciting illustration portfolio, which gives space to the incredible diversity of women. Words Joey Levenson — Date 25 October 2021 Work Illustration Print 2D DiversityIchijo...
Wabi-sabiis a Japanese motif for finding the beauty in imperfection. As a combination of two old words with overlapping definitions, it is another Japanese word with roots in the Buddhist tradition.Author David Watts Bartoneloquently captures its essence, writing, “both life and art...
for his death. But overall the movie was pretty good and I would watch it again. I would rate the movie 6 because of the level of interest. It does make you want to watch the movie all the way through. The confusing parts of the movie doesn't throw it off to much. I like how ...
lacquer throughkintsugi.That’s the reason she reuses old Japanese and Korean book papers and lets them “find ways into my weavings.” By giving them a second life she honors those who have planted the trees, produced the paper, made the books, filled them with words and also their ...
That Tanizaki tried Japanese recurrence is considered to have been to add the world of the special "shadow beauty" and "white" to aesthetic element which the thing which is the West-like lacks namely Japan. In other words I added a Nipponian thing to the thing which was the West-like, ...
Haiku are beautiful and very short communicative Japanese poems, that express something deep and personal in as few words as possible. They are characterized by three qualities:1. Cutting – This is the juxtaposition of two images with a cutting word between them, that signifies the moment of ...
I liked previous Apran Sen's movies, specially the very first one - '36 Chowranghee Lane'. But in contrary to common view, it was quite disappointing. May be I was expecting too much. As I am residing in Japan for quite long, I know how improbable is this story. Also, how they ...
The tea room is simple. It usually has a hanging piece of material. This has Japanese writing on it. It may include words that show the values of the tea ceremony – like peace, respect, purity and calmness. The room also usually contains flowers. ...