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Junichiro Tanizaki Quotes
3 sourced quotes from Junichiro Tanizaki across Wabi-Sabi.
“We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates.”
“Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.”
“We do not dislike everything that shines, but we do prefer a pensive lustre to a shallow brilliance — a murky light that, whether in a stone or an artifact, bespeaks a sheen of antiquity.”