{"product_id":"a-tractate-on-japanese-aesthetics","title":"A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics","description":"Sure to be a classic, Donald Richie's concise, profound insights into the mysteries of Japanese Aesthetics.\nThis provocative book is a tractate—a treatise—on beauty in Japanese art, written in the manner of a zuihitsu, a free-ranging assortment of ideas that “follow the brush” wherever it leads. Donald Richie looks at how perceptual values in Japan were drawn from raw nature and then modified by elegant expressions of class and taste. He explains aesthetic concepts like wabi, sabi, aware, and yugen, and ponders their relevance in art and cinema today.\nDonald Richie is the foremost explorer of Japanese culture in English, and this work is the culmination of sixty years of observing and writing from his home in Tokyo.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1933330236\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1933330236.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Richie, Donald\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374390542397,"sku":"BVV.1933330236.G","price":7.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1933330236-0.jpg?v=1784589633","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/a-tractate-on-japanese-aesthetics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}