Asian Aesthetics sas ANN AU 18 0729442 1Asian Aesthetics Ken-ichi Sasaxt KYOTO UNIVERSITY PRESS Japan in association with NUS PRESS Singapore© 2010 Kyoto University Press All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in sny form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, zecording ‘or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, ‘without written permission from the Publisher ‘Kyoto University Press Kyodai-Kaikan (Kyoto University Hall) 15-9 Yoshida-Kawara-cho, Sakyo Kyoto 606-8305 Jepan ISBN 978-4-87698-793-1 (Peper) www.kyoto-up.orp NUS Press National University of Singapore ‘AS3-01-02, 3 Arts Link ‘Singapore 117569 ISBN 978-9971-69-500.2 Paper) ww.nus edu sg/nuspress National Library Board Singapore Cataloguing in Publication Data Asian Aesthetics / edited by Ken-ichi Sasaki. ~ Singapore : Kyoto University Press in association with NUS Press, 2010. pcm. Includes index. 978-9971-69-500-2 (NUS Press: pbk.) 978-4-87698-793-1 (Kyoto University Press: pbk.) 2. Aesthetics, Japanese. 3. Avstheties, Korean. , Chinese. 3, Aesthetics, Indic. 6. Asia ~ Civilization, nich, 1943- BH221 11185095 ~ de22 ‘ocna72592404 Cover image: Lotus in a Breeze by Georgette Chen, c. 1970. Collection of National Heritage Board ‘Typeset by: International Typesetiers Pte Lid. Prited by: Vek Services SOAS LIBRARY Preface Contents Ken-ichi Sasaxt Acknowledgements Part! Japanese Aesthetics Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter $ Chapter 6 Introduction Ken-ichi Sasaxr Subject of the Absence and Absence of the Critique Megumi Saxaae Japanese Philosophy in the Magnetic Field between Eastern and Westem Languages Ken-ichi Iwaxt Art Outside Life and Art as Life Akira Anacasaia ‘The Aesthetics of Tradition: Making the Past Present Michael F. Marea Another Aesthetics of the Image andlor the Utopia of Aesthetics Keiji Aswusa xvii 4 56