"Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty. It occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in... Google Books
Originally published: 1994
Author: Leonard Koren
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A super short book that you can read in one sitting. Learning about the concept of wabi-sabi and embracing imperfection as both an aesthetic and philosophy ...
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A wonderful intro to Wabi-Sabi, “the quintessential Japanese aesthetic.” Leonard Koren distills the essence of the paradigm in a short, compelling volume.
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An updated version of the classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Every book about wabi-sabi is based on the paradigm ...
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"Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and ...