In a world obsessed with aesthetic ... Beyond the tea ceremony, wabi-sabi deeply influences Japan’s traditional arts. This philosophy is expressed in ikebana flower arranging, calligraphy ...

This specific type of flower arranging has evolved into a highly respected art form that reflects the Japanese aesthetic sense ... like chado (tea ceremony), kodo (incense appreciation ...

In it, in an essay titled, “The Beauty of Irregularity,” Yanagi wrote about the art of the tea ceremony and its ... but it really took off as an aesthetic ideal in the 17th century.

Along the way exploring topics related to tea appreciation, including Zen, flower arranging and Taoism. An early cultural activist, Okakura's mission was to preserve Japanese art and aesthetic ...

His disciple Sen’ō further developed the art, insisting that flowers should not be admired ... Author Kawabata Yasunari famously touched on this aesthetic in “Japan, the Beautiful, and ...