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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3379869 Title: In praise of shadows Author: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Publisher: New Haven, Conn. : Leete's Island Books, ©1977. ISBN/ISSN: 9780918172020 0918172020 OCLC:3379869

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In praise of shadows

Author:	Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Publisher:	New Haven, Conn. : Leete's Island Books, ©1977.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	Widely considered to be a classic, this essay on Japanese aesthetics by a major author ranges from the patina of lacquerware and the custom of moon-viewing to monastery toilets and the lighting in a brothel, while contrasting the Japanese sense of subtlety and nuance with Western imports such as electric lighting.
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Subjects	Aesthetics, Japanese. Japan -- Civilization. Civilization. View all subjects
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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Tanizaki, Junʼichirō, 1886-1965. In praise of shadows. New Haven, Conn. : Leete's Island Books, ©1977 (OCoLC)564625003
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780918172020 0918172020
OCLC Number:	3379869
Notes:	Translation of Inʼei raisan.
Description:	48 pages ; 22 cm
Other Titles:	Inʼei raisan.
Responsibility:	Junʼichirō Tanizaki ; foreword by Charles Moore ; afterword by Thomas J. Harper ; translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker.

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Widely considered to be a classic, this essay on Japanese aesthetics by a major author ranges from the patina of lacquerware and the custom of moon-viewing to monastery toilets and the lighting in a brothel, while contrasting the Japanese sense of subtlety and nuance with Western imports such as electric lighting.

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