Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
loneliness, Japanese art, Japanese literature, lonely aesthetes
College
Humanities
Department
Asian and Near Eastern Languages
Abstract
Though we know Japan today for its herd mentality and uncanny ability to squash individuality, at times in its history, this homogeneous country has produced lonely aesthetes who created a world apart from what we would call mainstream culture. I have looked at three such expressions in Japanese art and literature:
1. Kamo no Ch©mei’s thirteenth-century diary H©j©ki, 2. Muromachi period (1336-1603) scholarly scroll painting, 3. Momoyama period (late sixteenth century) Raku tea ware.
Recommended Citation
Stoneman, Jack and Gessel, Dr. Van C.
(2014)
"The Aesthetic of Loneliness in Japanese Art & Literature,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 554.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/554