Traditional Japanese aesthetics, mourning, mysteriousness, wabi sabi

"Mourning" is a literary concept, "Mystery" is an aesthetic consciousness, and "Wabi-sabi" is an ideological conceptAt the same time, these three books are also the names of three books on Japanese aesthetics, and their respective dates and literary styles are very different. <>

The core idea of wabi-sabi is that "imperfect things have more meaning", which means that we should find beauty in imperfect things. The words wabi and silence both have a negative meaning, and at first everyone was reluctant to accept them. But with the development of the times, people gradually realized that in simple and simple things, it can still surprise people, and even make more sense than perfect things, so they began to encourage everyone to accept imperfection and find beauty in imperfect things.

Today's understanding of wabi-sabi is rather an optimistic mindset that can maintain a positive attitude even in the face of danger. There is an expression of wabi-sabi in the Japanese drama "Indigo Mood". <>

Mystic is a higher level of aesthetic consciousness, which talks about the hidden connotation of things. Many times, we can only intuitively see the surface of things, but it is not easy to find the hidden deep meaning through the surface, and often the profound things are more shocking. In other words, when we express the beauty of a thing, we leave a little suspense for everyone, so that everyone can imagine wildly, so that everyone can feel the connotation and essence of things, for example, Japanese ukiyo-e is a manifestation of "mystery".

Therefore, Yu Xuan is talking about the essence of things that cannot be seen through simple surfaces, which is somewhat similar to the emptiness in Chinese culture. <>

Simply put, mourning is human emotion, which is equivalent to what we call touching the scene in China. When we come into contact with the outside world and perceive the external environment through our own senses, we often trigger some emotions, and the "sorrow" here refers to the sadness in these emotions, which is the sigh of life and the impermanence of the world after we come into contact with nature, and the frustration that we are sometimes powerless in the face of nature. In the movie "Love Letter", this form of expression is used.

Wabi-sabi, mystery, and mono-mourning are known as three of the four major aesthetic concepts in Japan. So what is the difference between wabi-sabi, mystery, and mourning?

First of all, the formation time is different. "Mourning" is inJapanEdo period, it can also be said to be the concept proposed in the Heian period; "Mystery" is formed in:Japanese Middle Ages；And "wabi-sabi" is inModern Japanjust appeared.

Secondly, there is the conceptual difference between the three. "Wabi-sabi" generally refers to simple and quiet things, and the words "wabi" and "silence" both seem to have a slightly negative connotation, but another idea that follows is that the lack of tangible beauty can lead to the pursuit of intangible beauty.

Therefore"Incomplete things are more meaningful" is at the heart of the concept of wabi-sabi；And "wabi-sabi" has also become a guide to stay away from the world and pursue nature.

The core of the aesthetic concept of mystical is "residual feelings".。In the painting, it is the blank space, in the drama, it is the free time of the performer's lines, and the blank space left is filled by the audience's free imagination. "Mystery" can be said to be a relatively high level of beauty, which transforms the beauty of the senses into a kind of spiritual interior.

"Mourning of things" is divided into three categories: the touching of people, the moving of the world, and the moving of natural objects. The focus of "mourning for things" is on things, but it is more prominent that people are moved, which is the intersection of their own hearts and things, which is equivalent to the "love" in "touching the scene".

"Mourning" is actually the expression of the true feelings of things, and the pessimistic and indifferent complete understanding of the impermanence of life.

But sometimes, I also feel that this kind of aesthetic may not be explained, because such an aesthetic concept is irrational and really comes from the heart.

Let's end with the analogy of Professor Wang Xiangyuan of Beijing Normal University: "'Mourning' is a flower, which blooms in the colorful spring of the culture of the Ping An Dynasty."'Yugen' is a fruit that ripens at the turn of summer and autumn when the culture of samurai nobles and monks prevails'Wabi-sabi' is a fallen leaf that drifts in late autumn and early winter during the transition from classical Japanese culture to modern culture. ”

"Monogatari" appeared in the Heian period of Japan, and is a genre of monogatari and waka; "Yugen" appeared in the Middle Ages, and it is a stylistic form based on waka, renga, and Noh. "Wabi-sabi" appeared in modern times, and haiku is the main form of literary form, and it is all the classical Japanese art forms except for the popular folk art of the Edo period in Japan.