#wabi

[danielgianfranceschi]

John Cage & mushrooms

[roldam]

(via (4) Pinterest)

[fumi08110811]

京の侘び

[supra-quintessence]

[almostarts]

Raku Jikinyū, “White Rock series”

Raku tea bowls are shaped by hand rather than being thrown on the potter's wheel and are drawn from the kiln at the height of the firing so that they cool rapidly in the atmosphere outside. 

Their purpose is for drinking whipped tea (matcha) in the tea ceremony (chanoyu). 

Typically either monochrome red or monochrome black, Raku tea bowls were considered radically avant-garde when they first appeared in the late sixteenth century. They were synonymous with the ideals of the wabi style of tea ceremony pioneered by the renowned tea master Sen Rikyū (1522-91). 

The Raku family has lived and worked on the same plot of land in Kyoto since 1586. Jikinyū succeeded to the family headship as Raku Kichizaemon XV in 1981 and assumed the name Jikinyū when he retired in favour of his elder son, who became Raku Kichizaemon XVI in July 2019. He has devoted his career to exploring the possibilities of the traditional tea bowl format in a constant search for new modes of expression. 

His tea bowls are characterised by bold sculptural trimming and the creative use of the yakinuki firing method.

Courtesy: Annely Juda Fine Art

[grrl-beetle]

Camper Wabi

[carlomorettiart]

Speed

Mixed media on board,2023

Carlo Moretti

[onigiriforears]

日本の歴史366 Day 59 pt 1

This one says pt 1 because there's (of course) a page for Feb 29, but this year isn't a leapyear. However, I'm going to read the page and add it in anyways for today. Look for the one that says "pt 2"

2月28日 Summary:

Sen no Rikyuu is a prolific historical figure who had a signifcant influence on the Japanese "Way of Tea." Despite Sen no Rikyuu being close friends with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi commanded him to commit seppuku. The reasoning behind the command is debated and unknown.

Vocab beneath the break:

千利休 せんのりきゅう Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591) (most profound influence on chanoyu, the Japanese "Way of Tea) [x]

命日 めいにち anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

いきなり abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

切腹 せっぷくseppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)​

文化人 ぶんかじん person of culture; cultured person

政治家 せいじか politician; statesman

存在 そんざい existence; being; presence

茶人 ちゃじん master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes

豊臣秀吉 とよとみ ひでよし Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Japanese samurai and daimyo; considered to be the second Great Unifier of Japan) [x]

命令 めいれい order; command; decree; directive

お役ごめん おやくごめん dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden

織田信長 おだのぶなが Oda Nobunaga (Japanese daimyo; considered to be the first Great Unifier of Japan) [x]

仕える つかえる to serve; to work for; to attend

商人 しょうにん merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

戦国時代 せんごくじだい Sengoku era/period

茶道 さどう tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō (also called Chadou)

広める ひろめる to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate

目指す めざす to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on

きわめる to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely​

侘び わび taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; wabi; enjoyment of a quiet life; subdued beauty

寂び さび elegant simplicity; rustic patina

侘寂 わびさび wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection​

大切 たいせつ important; significant; serious; crucial; precious; valuable

気軽 きがる carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly

楽しめる たのしめる to be able to enjoy

わび茶 わびちゃ Wabi-cha (Japanese style of tea)

完成 かんせい completion; perfection; accomplishment

近づける ちかづける to bring near; to bring close; to let go near

[jareckiworld]

Yusaku Munakata — What a Heart (acrylic on canvas, 2007)

[calochortus]

morning tea III by Arengil Tajedinápravá

[virtualdavis]

Wabi-sabi wandering, wabi-sabi wondering — reimagining relics, architectural salvage, weather worn detritus, offcuts, rusty remainders, time textured tatters, pre-mosaic fragments, and dust mote mirages — so much pulling apart, so much pushing aside, searching for poetry. #wabi #wabisabi #poetry #wabisabistyle #micropoesia #wabisabiart #micropoetry #wandering #wondering #poem #wabisabidesign #micropoem #wabisabihome #reimagined #relic #reimagine #fragment #architecturalsalvage #detritus #mosaic #mirage (at Essex, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqApl3FuJj5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[danielgianfranceschi]

Lee Ufan, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, 2024

[btcveri]

En çok tercih edilen kripto para borsası Binance, bazı kripto varlıkların farklı işlem çiftlerini kaldıracağını duyurdu. İşte Binance tarafından delist edilecek işlem çiftleri!

[mirth-of-mind-and-lit]

There are some shoes of those I will never choose to walk in. These lives have been tempered, rehearsed, and scarred. And for them, the path has become familiar, and thus become honored. It is not necessary for me to walk in these shoes to honor my own path, which is gentler. It too has been tempered, rehearsed, and scarred. Yet, my path has taught me there is no need to walk through fire and conquer pain and fear in order to find satisfaction and pleasure in that which is softly unfolding before me. I simply need to place one foot before the other with thankfulness and be assured there will be more satisfaction ahead.

[joseantoniojimenezmacias]

WABI-SABI

Wabi-sabi es una forma de vida que se centra en la búsqueda de la belleza dentro de las imperfecciones de la vida, y en aceptar pacíficamente el ciclo natural de crecimiento y decadencia.

[emsartwork]

Barbie Girls: Nori and Elina

side note! Noriko is deaf, she has a cochlear implant but doesn’t wear it often because she’s always in the water or in a boat, she has just finished signing “courage” to Elina here