Title: Japanese design : art, aesthetics & culture /
Authors: Graham, Patricia Jane
Year: 2014
Subjects: Design Japan; Aesthetics, Japanese; DESIGN / Decorative Arts.; DESIGN / History & Criticism.; ART / Asian.
Abstract: Focusing on ten elements of Japanese design, Graham explores how visual qualities, the cultural parameters, and the Japanes religious traditions of Buddhism and Shinto have impacted the appearance of its arts.
Contents: The aesthetics of Japanese design. Katsura : refined rusticity in architectural design ; Shibui : subtle elegance ; Wabi and Sabi : rustic and withered elegance ; Iki : stylish, sophisticated elegance ; Miyabi and Fūryū : opulent and stylish elegance ; Karei : sumptuous elegance ; Kabuku and Basara : outlandish elegance ; Ma : an interval in time and space ; Nōtan : the dark-light principle ; Mingei : Japanese folk crafts ; Rinpa : decorative art of the Korin school; Kazari : modes of decoration and display ; Japanese design : a visual primer featuring contemporary arts --^