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wabi-sabi

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Also known as wabisabi, wobby sobby, 侘び寂び, wabi sabi

thumb|alt=Rock garden with aged clay wall in the background|Zen garden of [[Ryōan-ji, built during the Higashiyama period. The clay wall, stained with subtle brown and orange tones, reflects principles, while the rock garden reflects principles.]] thumb|alt=Traditional tea house in a garden|A Japanese tea house reflecting the aesthetic in Garden thumb|alt=Black raku ware tea bowl with rough texture| tea bowl, Azuchi–Momoyama period, 16th century

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Vinony's link graph records 394 inbound references to wabi-sabi, and connects out to Japanese rock garden, Japanese tea ceremony and enlightenment in Buddhism.

Vinony files it under Chadō, Concepts in Japanese aesthetics and Design.

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Wabi-sabi (esthetic concept)
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • History
  • In Japanese arts
  • Garden design
  • Tea gardens
  • Poetry
  • Ceramics
  • Flower arrangement
  • Other examples
  • Influence upon the West
  • The arts
  • Technology
  • Mental health
  • In media
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

thumb|alt=Rock garden with aged clay wall in the background|Zen garden of [[Ryōan-ji, built during the Higashiyama period. The clay wall, stained with subtle brown and orange tones, reflects principles, while the rock garden reflects principles.]] thumb|alt=Traditional tea house in a garden|A Japanese tea house reflecting the aesthetic in Garden thumb|alt=Black raku ware tea bowl with rough texture| tea bowl, Azuchi–Momoyama period, 16th century

In traditional Japanese aesthetics, centers on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. It is often described as the appreciation of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete". It is prevalent in many forms of Japanese art.

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