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

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 ele...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author:	Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō, 1886-1965
Other title:	In'ei raisan. English.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English Japanese
Published:	Sedgwick, ME : Leete's Island Books, ©1977.
Subjects:	Aesthetics, Japanese. Japan > Civilization.