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*''Aware'' (哀れ) - pathos, something which is emotionally "moving." See also ''[[mono no aware]]''. Associated especially with the [[Tale of Genji]].
*''Aware'' (哀れ) - pathos, something which is emotionally "moving." See also ''[[mono no aware]]''. Associated especially with the [[Tale of Genji]].
*''Basara'' (婆娑羅) - early in the [[Muromachi period]], a term referring to the extravagant and excessive behavior and tastes of the newly wealthy (''nariagari''); by the time of [[Ashikaga Yoshimitsu]], however, the term came to refer to a somewhat more tempered aesthetic, incorporating both Yoshimitsu's showy style (as epitomized in the [[Kinkaku-ji]]) and a love of exotic objects (especially ''[[karamono]]'').<ref>H. Paul Varley, "Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and the World of Kitayama: Social Change and Shogunal Patronage in Early Muromachi Japan", in John Hall and Toyoda Takeshi eds., ''Japan in the Muromachi Age'', University of California Press (1977), 202.</ref>
*''En'' (艶) - "charming," or visually beautiful. Associated especially with the [[Tale of Genji]].
*''En'' (艶) - "charming," or visually beautiful. Associated especially with the [[Tale of Genji]].
*''Wabi'' (侘) - an aesthetic of finding appeal in rustic simplicity, extending into the attraction of imperfections or imbalances
*''Wabi'' (侘) - an aesthetic of finding appeal in rustic simplicity, extending into the attraction of imperfections or imbalances
*''Yûgen'' (幽玄) - an aesthetic of mysteriousness, associated especially with the [[Noh]] theatre.
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==References==
==References==
*“The Vocabulary of Japanese Aesthetics I,” in William Theodore de Bary et al eds. ''Sources of Japanese Tradition'' 2nd ed. (New York: Columbia U. Press, 2001), pp. 197-204.
*“The Vocabulary of Japanese Aesthetics I,” in William Theodore de Bary et al eds. ''Sources of Japanese Tradition'' 2nd ed. (New York: Columbia U. Press, 2001), pp. 197-204.
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