In Praise of Shadows

by Edward G. Seidensticker, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, Thomas J. Harper, Charles Moore, mHmd drby

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About this book

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780918172020
ISBN10	0918172020
Series/Work	OL668670W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Leete's Island Books
Pages	56
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	April 18, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

895.6/4/4 Aesthetics Aesthetics, japanese architecture Art japonais Asian Civilization design design theory Esthétique General Japanese Japanese aesthetics LITERARY CRITICISM Pl839.a7 a25 1977

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