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In Praise of Shadows

By Junichiro Tanizaki, Charles Moore (Designed by), Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator), Thomas J. Harper (Translator)
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By Junichiro Tanizaki, Charles Moore (Designed by), Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator), Thomas J. Harper (Translator)
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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.

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PhilosophyMajor Branches of Philosophical StudyAsian PhilosophyAesthetics & Philosophy of ArtGeneral Aesthetics & Philosophy of ArtJapanese Philosophy