Bill Merrill on fri 26 oct 07
A Japanese concept of beauty is a standard that developed over the past
several centuries.. This standard is Shibui, an adjective and Shibusa,
a noun, to denote a form of beauty. Dr. Soetsu Yanagi has analyzed the
components of Shibusa to be these. =20
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Simplicity...does not mean plainness, but elimination of unnecessary
details.
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Implicitness. Relates to intrinsic meaningfulness. Let the item
provide it's own meaning.
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Humility. Not strongly self assertive and insistant upon impressing his
personality on his craft.
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Silence Design that leads to feelings of serenity, quiet, and
tranquility is valued as in the tea ceremony.
avoiding high style, strong colors and ostentatious decoration. =20
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Uneventfulness or normality....emphasizes reverence and respect for the
daily....the tea ceremony...
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Coarseness or roughness. Expressed in textures that appear natural
rather than glossy....imperfections and irregularities that are found in
nature....
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"The Mystery of beauty" by Dr. Soetsu Yanagi is a book that those of
you who are interested in the past relating to Tea, Japanese beauty,
etc. is a book that you may try and find. Dave Shaner, while at the
Bray printed a small book with stories by Yanagi. There were only 377
of them printed. If anyone is interested in having a Xerox copy of the
Bray version, send me your name and address,
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billm@pcadmin.ctc.edu
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Lynn Dee on wed 7 nov 07
Hi Bill, Thank you for sending "Mystery of Beauty". I think the thing
that most impressed me was how the Korean way of working in a free and
easy manner was translated into a complicated and almost rigid concept
in Japan that codified the Korean way of working.
Are you a member of the Washington Potters Assn?
Thanks again,
Lynn Dee
On Oct 26, 2007 1:58 PM, Bill Merrill wrote:
> A Japanese concept of beauty is a standard that developed over the past
> several centuries.. This standard is Shibui, an adjective and Shibusa,
> a noun, to denote a form of beauty. Dr. Soetsu Yanagi has analyzed the
> components of Shibusa to be these.
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> Simplicity...does not mean plainness, but elimination of unnecessary
> details.
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>
> Implicitness. Relates to intrinsic meaningfulness. Let the item
> provide it's own meaning.
>
>
>
> Humility. Not strongly self assertive and insistant upon impressing his
> personality on his craft.
>
>
>
> Silence Design that leads to feelings of serenity, quiet, and
> tranquility is valued as in the tea ceremony.
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> avoiding high style, strong colors and ostentatious decoration.
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>
> Uneventfulness or normality....emphasizes reverence and respect for the
> daily....the tea ceremony...
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> Coarseness or roughness. Expressed in textures that appear natural
> rather than glossy....imperfections and irregularities that are found in
> nature....
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> "The Mystery of beauty" by Dr. Soetsu Yanagi is a book that those of
> you who are interested in the past relating to Tea, Japanese beauty,
> etc. is a book that you may try and find. Dave Shaner, while at the
> Bray printed a small book with stories by Yanagi. There were only 377
> of them printed. If anyone is interested in having a Xerox copy of the
> Bray version, send me your name and address,
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>
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> Bill Merrill
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> billm@pcadmin.ctc.edu
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Lee Love on wed 7 nov 07
On 11/7/07, Lynn Dee wrote:
> Hi Bill, Thank you for sending "Mystery of Beauty". I think the thing
> that most impressed me was how the Korean way of working in a free and
> easy manner was translated into a complicated and almost rigid concept
> in Japan that codified the Korean way of working.
Zen methods compensate for the Japanese tendency to be rigid.
But the "free and easy manner" of the Korean potters were
recognized by educated tea masters. They discovered, preserved and
promoted this work. Otherwise, we would never have been exposed to
it.
Korean folks go to Japan to view the preserved Ido bowls,
because those Yi bowls are rarely seen in Korea.
--
Lee in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
"Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by
education." -- Bertrand Russell
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