Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō,  1886-1965, <br/><br/>
In praise of shadows / 
Jun¿ơichir¿‍ Tanizaki ; foreword by Charles Moore ; afterword by Thomas J. Harper ; translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker 
 - 48 pages ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/> Translation of In'ei raisan. 
<br/><br/> Widely considered to be a classic, this essay on Japanese aesthetics by a major author ranges from the patina of lacquerware and the custom of moon-viewing to monastery toilets and the lighting in a brothel, while contrasting the Japanese sense of subtlety and nuance with Western imports such as electric lighting 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0918172020 9780918172020 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>77075035 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aesthetics, Japanese
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--Civilization
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>N69.3.J3  / T313 1977