Tag: shibui
All the articles with the tag "shibui".
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Iki (粋): Japan's Edo-Born 'Cool' — and Why It's Not Shibui
By K. YamaUpdated:Iki is Japan's aesthetic of understated cool — flirtatious, proud, and detached all at once. Born in Edo, analyzed by a philosopher. Not the same as shibui.
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Shibui (渋い): Understated Beauty, and Why It's Not Wabi-Sabi
By K. YamaUpdated:Shibui is Japan's understated, refined beauty — related to wabi-sabi but not the same thing. The difference, and why the word began as a sour taste.
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