An edition of 陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan) (1977)

In praise of shadows

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In praise of shadows
谷崎潤一郎
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An edition of 陰翳礼讃 (In'ei raisan) (1977)

In praise of shadows

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  • ★★★★ ★ 4.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 23 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

"This is a powerfully anti-modernist book, yet contains the most beautiful evocation of the traditional Japanese aesthetic, which cast such a spell on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright.

"The contradiction is easily explained: Tanizaki sees the empty Japanese wall as not empty at all, but a surface on which light continually traces its fugitive presence against encroaching shadow. He constructs a myth of the origin of the Japanese house: it began with a roof and overhanging eaves, which cast a shadow on the earth, calling forth a shelter."

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Cape
Language
English
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69

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Subjects
architecture, design theory, Japanese, design, Japanese aesthetics, Civilization, Aesthetics, Aesthetics, japanese, LITERARY CRITICISM, Asian, General, Pl839.a7 a25 1977, 895.6/4/4, Art japonais, Esthétique
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Cover of: To egkōmio tēs skias
To egkōmio tēs skias
1995, Ekdoseis Agra
in Modern Greek
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In praise of shadows
1991, Cape
in English
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Cover of: Lob des Schattens
Lob des Schattens: [Entwurf einer japanischen A sthetik]
1987, Manesse-Verlag
in German
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Cover of: Éloge de l'ombre
Éloge de l'ombre
1986, Publications orientalistes de France
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In Praise of Shadows
January 1980, Leetes Island Books
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In praise of shadows
1977, Leete's Island Books
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69p. ;
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