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Tanizaki makes the point that the progress of civilisation is only for the youth, that the lights of the modern day leave behind all the old simple people of the past.

Summary: An essay by Tanazaki that describes the subtleties of Japanese culture and aesthetics. A simple book and a very well written essay. He describes the core of Japanese aesthetic as cloudy and veiled, in contrast to the western standards of beauty. <br> <h1>notes</h1> -In past times when yellow light was common in Japan, the beauty of both men and women could be seen, the shadows of their faces contributing even more to the overall beauty of mystery. In the book Tanizaki explains that the theatres and restaurants have begun to change their soft lamps and candlelights for electric white lights, due to the request of the people as well as the natural evolution of our items. These changes have had a profound negative impact on Tanizaki as he suggests that everything from the beauty of their food, faces, clothing and homes have begun to take a setback due to the lighting and how western borrowing has caused Japan to ignore their beauty. <br> He makes the observation that the races all make inventions that compliment their own specific colour palette without knowing. <aside><br> Tanizaki says that in America, regardless of the morality of the issue between White and Black people, it is clear to see why bias arose due to skin colour. Even between White Americans and Pale Japanese people Tanizaki says that both foreigners and Japanese will be easily distinguishable simply from their skin colour alone. <aside> While westerners enjoy the eradication of shadows and the bringing of a pure light, Japanese can enjoy life from the cloudy blur of sparkling sunlight. </aside> In this essay Tanizaki explains most of what we might understand in human nature, our value of beauty without acknowledging it Tanizaki makes the point that the progress of civilisation is only for the youth, that the lights of the modern day leave behind all the old simple people of the past.</p> <textarea>

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