In praise of shadows / Junʼichirō Tanizaki ; foreword by Charles Moore ; afterword by Thomas J. Harper ; translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker.

Main entry:

Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō, 1886-1965, author.

Title & Author:

In praise of shadows / Junʼichirō Tanizaki ; foreword by Charles Moore ; afterword by Thomas J. Harper ; translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker.

Publication:

New Haven, CT : Leete's Island Books, [1977]
©1977

Description:

48 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Inʼei raisan.
Translation of Inʼei raisan.

Summary:

Widely considered to be a classic, this essay on Japanese aesthetics by a major author ranges from the patina of lacquerware and the custom of moon-viewing to monastery toilets and the lighting in a brothel, while contrasting the Japanese sense of subtlety and nuance with Western imports such as electric lighting.

ISBN:

9780918172020
0918172020
0091817202 (pbk.)
9784805318041
480531804X

Subject:

Aesthetics, Japanese.
Esthétique japonaise.
Civilization
Japan Civilization.
Japon Civilisation.
Japan

Holdings:

Location: Library main 108932
Call No.: ID NA7452.T3; ID:96-B1399
Status: Available

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