もののあはれ

   This picture is beautiful but  I think somewhat sad.   It reminds me of 無常観.   It is basic ideal in Japanese literature.   Originally, 無常観 is  Buddhist terms.   It expresses the doctorine that evry living things must die and nothing remains unchanged.   At its core is a deep and strong understanding to ephemeral beauty of human life.   Therefore, it is usually accompanied by sadness.

   In Heian period, 無常観 appears in literature as もののあはれ（mono no aware）   It is an ideal mixed with elegant beauty and gentle melancholy to 無常観.

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the Music hall of Fame

　　This picture was taken on March, 2007 when i traveled to New York. this building is Carnegie Hall.  i love western classic music and also love japan classc music calld GAGAKU.  i belonged to japanese harp club when i was a high school student. that experience have been heighly motivated for starting to  think the between Western and East for me.

You Tube:　超天楽

超天楽 is one of my most favorite GAGAKU.

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Japanese old love verse

　花の色は　移りにけりな　いたづらに　我 身世にふる　ながめせしまに

it was made by 小野小町（onono-komachi）,begginings of Heian period.  she is one of the most beautiful women of the three in the world. the rest are Cleopatra in Greece and 楊貴妃 in China.  this verse expressed the feeling of heart-breaking.  it means in the spring rain, the color of sakura has faded away like me. while i have been waiting for you.

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襲（かさね）の色目

  Kasane no irome means kinds of combination of colors, kimono.　　紅梅の匂 is blue green and red.

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赤の意味

    In japanese traditional performing arts, 赤（red）is often used effectively.   why so many seen red?  women with red seem to be sensual and coquettish but according to the books, as an aesthetic concept, 粋(iki) lean toward a beauty somewhat less colorful.   so women like in picture, not 粋な女性 namely she is not an ideal woman for Japanese.  humm...  did red have　another meaning for women?  what is the answer?

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花灯路 in Kyoto

  　　幻想的で美しいライトアップ。  カメラマン志望の友達がこの光を見て官能的な光だと言ってました。　　どこに続くかわからない少し怖くもある不思議な光です。   The subtle light is visionary.   my friend who want to be a cameraman said that this is sensual... I feel somewhat terrible looking this because it leads me to the 黄泉の国（yomino kuni）which is the world after die .The subtleness reminds me of fragileness of life. but because of the fragileness and ephemerality,  life is beautiful.

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舞妓

舞妓 is an apprentice geisha.   I like the way of makeup.   it's very fascinating and luscious.   "薄紅色"is mainly used in her face.   Please refer to my article of "sakura".   what a coincidence.

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幽玄の美

　The beauties of ephemerality and serene hush grow an idea of "幽玄の美"（yuugen no bi）.  It is the most important ideal for the medieval Japanese literature, especially "能"（nou）which is completed by Zeami (1363-1443 begginings of Muromachi period) is based on this idea.  what is yuugen no bi?   The answer is different from you and you and you.   when you enjoy performed nou, you feel yourself.   That feeling is very your yuugen no bi.   Maybe it is mixed somewhat of diviness and sadness. Moreover, He developed it into the beauty of cool,"冷えた美".   To express it, we need the ability of concentration on NOW not in the future or not in the past.   The audience of nou is required same ability, i think.   it needs perseverance.  But ”薪能”（takigi-nou）which is performed outside at night with firewood placed is very visionary.　　

sakura

In Japan, there is an anime named "Tokyo Babylon".   The book says why sakura is so beautiful.   The reason is that there is a buried dead body under the tree of sakura.   Sakura absorb the blood of it and is colord its petal beautiful.   The petal color is called "薄紅色"（usubeni iro）which is mixed white and red.   In Japan, sakura and death are thought to be close connection.   It is because falling sakura petals seem to die silently and gracefully.  For some Japanese,sakurais a symbol of silent death in some ways and it is noble because of the ephemelality.