The three major realms of Japanese aesthetics are mourning, mystery, and wabi-sabi.
1. Mono'ai is an atmosphere in medieval Japanese prose; "Mu'ai" is aesthetic. When the wind blows in the courtyard and the cherry blossoms fall, the colors become brighter; separate the two words "Mu'ai" , things are the objects of appreciation, and sadness is the aesthetic emotion. But "sorrow" here does not just refer to the emotion of sadness, it is diverse. "Everything that is happy, interesting, pleasant, ridiculous, etc." can be called "sorrow".
2. Yugen originates from the thoughts of Lao and Zhuangzi and Buddhism. It is the spirit of Japanese medieval rhymes. Rhymes include Waka and Noh drama; "Yugen" belongs to the fundamental beauty of sublimity (magnificence), in the darkness. A beam of light appeared, a quiet shadow. Yuxuan refers to a higher level of beauty, profoundness and elegance. It transforms the sensual beauty in the mourning of things into a spiritual inner nature.
3. Wabi is a special concept derived from the tea ceremony. It is the plain and simple beauty that abandons all luxurious decorations. Wabi tea is the essence of the tea ceremony, and sabi is the feeling of loneliness in the silence. A realm, a state of mind. "Wabi-sabi" is the beauty derived from temperament. Appreciate the dry landscape in the courtyard. Although there are no mountains or water here, you can experience nature and Zen in simplicity.
Introduction to Japanese aesthetics:
A general term for aesthetic theories that originated and evolved in Japan, based on the tradition of "art" and gradually combined with the study of Western aesthetic ideas. The Japanese word "aesthetics" comes from the German "asthetik".
Jiang Zhaomin first used this term in the mid-19th century. After the 1920s, with the spread of Western aesthetics in Japan, Japan began to systematically study aesthetic issues. Since then, aesthetics as a discipline has been formally established in Japan. In the process of translating and interpreting Western aesthetic works, Japan gradually developed Japanese aesthetics combined with Japanese traditional aesthetic thoughts.