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The
Nature of Japanese Garden Art - Yugen
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Yugen
Yugen avoids the obvious and relates to the
subtleties of nature. It is the
suggested rather than the totally
revealed aspects of it.
It involves partly hidden views of indistinct
areas sometimes relative to shadows,
partial reflections and darkly revealed
forms. Yugen hints at extra layers
of meaning which are not at first
obvious to the casual viewer.
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Bamboo shadows
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subtle shadows of bamboo on bamboo
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It also involves things which are subtlely
profound. A NIWA is a collection of subtleties
in its pond reflections, stone and sand
symbolisms and shadow areas.
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Mt. Fuji
- Ephemeral view.
More is left unsaid than is said
in this view of the mountain.
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Dark and light of nature condition at Ryoan-ji.
Strong darks reveal no detail in this
view of the Zen garden.
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The
Zen Principles which relate to the Niwa
are presented in the following pages:
| Fukinsei
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asymmetry
or dissymmetry |
| Kanso |
simplicity |
| Koko
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austerity,
maturity, bare essentials, venerable |
| Shizen |
naturalness,
absence of pretense |
| Yugen
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subtly
profound, suggestion rather than revelation |
| Datsuzoku |
unworldliness,
transcendence of conventional |
| Seijaku |
quiet,
calm, silent |
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