In Praise of Shadows, Junichiro Tanizaki
A tribute to the austere beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics. Through architecture, ceramics, theatre, food, women and even toilets, Tanizaki explains the essence of shadows and darkness, and how they are able to augment beauty.
He laments the heavy electric lighting of the West and its introduction to Japan, and shows how the artificial and polished aesthetic of the West contrasts unfavourably with the moody and natural light of the East.
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