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The Woman Known as Idaten Omasa: The Beauty and Travels of Shirasu Masako
"I was a sulky child. Even at the age of three, I hardly spoke and...
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The aesthetics of unsociability - Buaiso, where Jiro Shirasu and Masako lived
In the quiet countryside of Machida, Tokyo, there stands a q...
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Memories of Abiko: The intersection of literature and folk art
Abiko is a quiet town located on the banks of Lake Teganuma, at the eastern edg...
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Long live humanity - the light of Mushanokoji Saneatsu
Introduction
"Humans are beautiful" There was a man who tried to prove this not onl...
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The Ideal of Shirakaba and the Perspective of Mingei: The Intersection of Thought and Beauty
Introduction
As you walk through the birch fo...
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Wrapped in the light of birch trees - the ideal forest of the Shirakaba school
Introduction
There is literature that gently touc...
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"A Traveler Connecting Earth and Poetry: A Bridge Between Bernard Leach and Mingei"
Bernard Leach is a ceramic artist born in England and ra...
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by kataokatetsuya
Today's seasonal word: Tsuyusamu
There is a quiet beauty in the cold.
Dew on the grass in the garden in the morning. When you touch it with yo...
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by kataokatetsuya
Color Calendar | Color of October 11: Scarlet Scarlet
A deep red color like old cloth. It is the quiet depth that emerges after the glamour has...
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by kataokatetsuya
The Depths of Kodo: The Japanese Spirit Residing in Fragrance
1. The origins of incense: the fragrance culture introduced along with Buddhis...
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WABISUKE Kodoki: Fragrances open the door to memories
"Hearing a scent" does not mean simply sensing it with your nose. It is an act of ac...
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by kataokatetsuya
Flowers and Heart Records - What I learned from flower arrangement
The morning light filters through the shoji screen and illuminates the va...
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