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Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). [1] These ideals, and others, underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms on what is considered tasteful or beautiful .
Ensō (c. 2000) by Kanjuro Shibata XX.Some artists draw ensō with an opening in the circle, while others close the circle.. In Zen art, an ensō (円 相, "circular form") [1] is a circle hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express the Zen mind, which is associated with enlightenment, emptiness, freedom, and the state of no-mind.
The titles of Fukami's works often express poetic associations with natural phenomena, such as Landscape over the Horizon (Senjō no kei), In the Sky Far Away I (Tenkū Haruka I), and Moment of Silence (Seijaku no toki). Their compositions sometimes evoke rolling ocean waves, architectural objects, or papery curved forms in flight. [13] Influences
Seijaku: tranquility, silence. Each of these terms are used to break down the complete understanding of wabi-sabi. It more so relates to the philosophy aspect of the entire aesthetic and how to view one's surroundings. These can allude to several things including the ideas in humans, the themes behind certain aspects of life, or nature itself.
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle (最弱無敗の 神装機竜 (バハムート), Saijaku Muhai no Bahamūto, lit."Undefeated Weakest Bahamut") is a Japanese light novel series, written by Senri Akatsuki and illustrated by Ayumu Kasuga and Yuichi Murakami.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (時をかける少女, Toki o Kakeru Shōjo) is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction romance film, directed by Mamoru Hosoda, written by Satoko Okudera, and produced by Madhouse.
Miyabi tried to stay away from the rustic and crude, and in doing so, prevented the traditionally trained courtiers from expressing real feelings in their works. In later years, miyabi and its aesthetic were replaced by the ideals of Higashiyama culture, such as Wabi-sabi, Yuugen, Iki and so on.
Shakugan no Shana follows an age-old conflict between the human world and the Crimson Realm (紅世, Guze), which is a parallel universe to it. The inhabitants of the Crimson Realm, the Crimson Denizens (紅世の徒, Guze no Tomogara), can manipulate the Power of Existence (存在の力, Sonzai no Chikara), which serves as the "fuel" for a being's existence.