Short Read: The aesthetic harmony of Japanese nature

Elisabet Yanagisawa Avén | 12 minutes

In Japan, aesthetics is based on a relationship with nature. We recognise Hokusai’s wave, images of Mount Fuji, ink paintings of insects, flowers, and birds. Nature is never perceived as a simple object. The relationship is more profound – it is about an attitude, emotions of awe, and reverence for a cosmic interconnectedness.

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