by AkiMochi October 23, 2019
The subtle and the profound.
Yugen is at the core of the appreciation of beauty and art in Japan. It values the power to evoke, rather that the ability to state directly. The principle of Yugen shows that real beauty exists when, through its suggestiveness, only a few words, or few brush strokes, can suggest what has not been said or shown, and hence awaken many inner thoughts and feelings.
Yugen is at the core of the appreciation of beauty and art in Japan. It values the power to evoke, rather that the ability to state directly. The principle of Yugen shows that real beauty exists when, through its suggestiveness, only a few words, or few brush strokes, can suggest what has not been said or shown, and hence awaken many inner thoughts and feelings.
"Yugen is to watch the sun sink behind a flower-clad hill, to wander on and on in a huge forest without thought of return, to stand upon the shore and gaze after a boat that disappears behind distant islands, to contemplate the flight of wild geese seen and lost among the clouds."
by Farbs July 19, 2006
(n)
an awareness of the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and powerful for words
origin: japan
pronunciation | yoo-gehn
an awareness of the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and powerful for words
origin: japan
pronunciation | yoo-gehn
by aImondmiIk June 21, 2019
Yūgen
Mysterious grace
It is an aspect of Japanese aesthetics, the realisation of the depth and beauty of the universe through its obfuscation.
Mysterious grace
It is an aspect of Japanese aesthetics, the realisation of the depth and beauty of the universe through its obfuscation.
“Yugen is like an autumn evening under a colorless expanse of silent sky. Somehow, as if for some reason that we should be able to recall, tears well uncontrollably.”
by θ July 30, 2020