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Since wabi-sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or
aesthetic system, it is difficult to explain precisely in western
terms.  According to Leonard Koren, wabi-sabi is the most
conspicuous
and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional
Japanese
beauty and it ''"occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese
pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and
perfection in the West."''

_"Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and_
_incomplete._

_"It is the beauty of things modest and humble._

_"It is the beauty of things unconventional."_

(quoted from "[WABI-SABI: FOR ARTISTS,DESIGNERS, POETS & PHILOSOPHERS
|
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1880656124/qid=1054098290/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9834820-5562358?v=glance&s=books],"
1994, Leonard Koren)

The concepts of wabi-sabi correlate with the concepts of Zen
Buddhism,
as the first Japanese involved with wabi-sabi were tea masters,
priests, and monks who practiced Zen. Zen Buddhism originated in
India, traveled to China in the 6th century, and was first
introduced
in Japan around the 12th century. Zen emphasizes ''"direct,
intuitive
insight into transcendental truth beyond all intellectual
conception."'' At the core of wabi- sabi is the importance of
transcending ways of looking and thinking about things/existence.

* All things are impermanent
* All things are imperfect
* All things are incomplete


(also taken from WABI-SABI: FOR ARTISTS,DESIGNERS, POETS &
PHILOSOPHERS, 1994, Leonard Koren):

_Material characteristics of wabi-sabi:_

* _suggestion of natural process_
* _irregular_
* _intimate_
* _unpretentious_
* _earthy_
* _simple_



For more about wabi-sabi, see [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WabiSabi].

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