01147nam a22002417a 4500 OSt 20180116192409.0 120719t 1977xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780099283577 0099283573 0 895.644 Tanizaki, Jun'ichiro. 5646 In praise of shadows Jun'ichiro Tanizaki. London ; Vintage Books, 1977. 73 p. : 20 cm. This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. The result is a classic description of the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age. Civilization Japan 5647 Aesthetics, Japanese 5648 Japanese literature 5649 ddc BK 353501 353501 0 0 ddc 0 0 SADA SADA 2012-07-11 21 12 895.644 TAN 1977 SADA0001700 2025-02-21 2025-02-10 860.00 2012-07-19 BK