侘わびと寂さび

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wabi and sabi; taste for the simple and quiet

A compound aesthetic concept from Japanese culture, combining the beauty of rustic simplicity (wabi) and the beauty of age and impermanence (sabi). Often discussed together as a single phrase.

• 茶さ道どうでは侘わびと寂さびが大たい切せつにされている。

  In the tea ceremony, wabi and sabi are highly valued.

• この古ふるい茶ちゃ碗わんには侘わびと寂さびの美うつくしさがある。

  This old tea bowl has the beauty of wabi and sabi.