醜しゅうと美び

expression

ugliness and beauty

A fixed literary or philosophical phrase contrasting the two concepts, often used in discussions of aesthetics.

• 芸げい術じゅつにおいて、醜しゅうと美びは表ひょう裏り一いっ体たいだ。

  In art, ugliness and beauty are two sides of the same coin.