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1. thezenuniverse.org › wabi-sabi-the-art-ofWabi-Sabi – The Art Of Imperfection – The Zen Universe

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   Sep 5, 2019 · Wabi and sabi are two of the key Japanese aesthetic concepts. Over time, the two have been combined to form a new word, wabi-sabi, meaning an aesthetic sensibility which includes these two related ideas. Originally, the Japanese words wabi and sabi had quite different meanings. Sabi originally meant ‘chill’, ‘lean’ or ‘withered’.

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   Mar 12, 2024 · A wabi-sabi sighting in New York. Paul S. Atkins, CC BY-ND. As a scholar of classical Japanese language, literature and culture, I too have a professional interest in wabi and sabi and how they ...

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3. wefreespirits.com › wabi-sabi-principles-meaning7 Principles of Wabi-Sabi | The Beauty of Imperfection

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   • Kanso - Simplicity. Kanso (簡素) is the elimination of clutter. It is about expressing things in a plain and natural manner, avoiding unnecessary complexity.
   • Fukinsei - Asymmetry. Fukinsei (不均整) embraces the idea that beauty is found in imperfection. This principle challenges the conventional notions of perfect balance and symmetry, suggesting that there is an inherent beauty in the imperfect.
   • Shibumi - Subtlety. Shibumi (渋味) is the aesthetic principle that values understated elegance. It speaks to the beauty that lies in quiet refinement, avoiding the loud and the overt in favor of the subdued.
   • Shizen - Naturalness. Shizen (自然), denoting naturalness, is a principle that advocates for authenticity and the absence of pretense. Embracing things just as they are.

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   Jan 30, 2023 · Sabi. Sabi, meaning the bloom of time, or beauty that stems from age, is the celebration of naturalness and imperfections, and fosters an appreciation for archaic, unpolished, unfinished, and uneven things. Because there's no such thing as perfect anyway, sabi allows one to stop trying so hard to achieve something that can never be.

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5. japanesetaste.com › blogs › japanese-taste-blogWabi-Sabi: The Japanese Philosophy of Embracing Imperfection

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   May 11, 2024 · Wabi-sabi is a core aesthetic principle in Japan. It’s about finding unexpected brilliance in the modest, aged and unconventional. Wabi-sabi is a time-honored worldview that embraces impermanence and flaws as marks of authenticity and life's transient nature. Rather than shunning the old and imperfect, wabi-sabi sees purity and elegance ...

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   Nov 2, 2017 · In other words, ‘wabi’ is the attitude of finding the beauty from ‘sabi’.”. “Sabi” shows the physical appearance while “wabi” means how enriched one’s personality is. Since “wabi” and “sabi” share the values like “two sides of the same coin”, they always come in a combination.

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   What does Sabi mean?

   • Sabi by itself means “the bloom of time.” It connotes natural progression – tarnish, hoariness, rust – the extinguished gloss of that which once sparkled. It’s the understanding that beauty is fleeting. The word’s meaning has changed over time, from its ancient definition, “to be desolate,” to the more neutral “to grow old.”

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   What is wabi sabi?

   • In a few words, one could say that wabi sabi is the beauty of imperfect things. Of course, that would be overly simplistic explanation for such a deep and profoundly rooted notion in the Japanese spirit. Something between an artistic concept, a philosophy of life and a personal feeling, wabi sabi is everywhere in Japanese culture. 1.

   What is Wabi Sabi? The Elusive Beauty of Imperfection - Japan Objects

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   Is there a wabi sabi book?

   • Among the English-language books about Japan, I encountered a section of a shelf marked “WABI-SABI” and stocked with titles such as “Wabi Sabi Love,” “The Wabi-Sabi Way,” “Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers,” and, in all lowercase, “simply imperfect: revisiting the wabi-sabi house.”

   What is the Japanese ‘ wabi-sabi - The Conversation

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   What is wabi sabi Japanese Wisdom?

   • Our last recommendation, Wabi Sabi Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life, by Beth Kempton, was highly appreciated by Amazon readers. As a sensitivity that can therefore lead to happiness, or to an acceptance of the beauty of simple and natural things, wabi sabi philosophy is applicable every day.

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8. japanobjects.com › features › wabi-sabiWhat is Wabi Sabi? The Elusive Beauty of Imperfection

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   Jan 8, 2021 · In Japan, wabi sabi is imperceptible but everywhere: a crack on a teapot, the wood of an old door, green moss on a rock, a misty landscape, a distorted cup or the reflection of the moon on a pond. In Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence, Andrew Juniper defines wabi sabi as "an intuitive appreciation of ephemeral beauty in the physical ...