Characteristics of traditional Japanese Aesthetics from the View of Orient Classical Aesthetics

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1067.2021-0022

Abstract

Japanese aesthetics was formed very early, and had absorbed classical Oriental thought with its own speciality. Since ancient times, aesthetic concepts had appeared and always played an important role in shaping the Japanese artists’ style of composition and Japanese cultural life, and particularly flourished in Heian period. These aesthetics norms had paved the way for the later development of a unique and rich Japanese aesthetic system. The paper aims to clarify the role of Oriental philosophy, religion and ideology, as well as the ingenious continuation of the Japanese in forming a unique aesthetics of the nation. Besides, the article analyzes the characteristics of beauty such as deficiencies and emotional suppression, intimacy and lofty, sacred and worldly, and fragile fate. Based on those analyses, the paper explains the relationships between Japanese aesthetics and other typical aesthetics such as China and India. The research results will be the theoretical basis contributing to deciphering the characteristics of Japanese culture viewing from a traditional perspective.