Wabi, Sabi, Suki

By Teiji Itoh (editor), Ikko Tanaka (editor), Tsune Sesoko (editor)

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Book description

Essay on concepts which form the basis of traditional Japanese philosophy, art and culture.

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Why read it?

1 author picked Wabi, Sabi, Suki as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This beautifully illustrated book is difficult to find now. The images effectively speak for themselves, however, and make up for the inevitable shortcomings of even the most informed attempts to sum up these concepts verbally.

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