The Structure of Detachment: The Aesthetic Vision of Kuki Shuzo

by Hiroshi Nara

Published in 1930, when Japan was struggling to define and assert its national and cultural identity, The Structure of Iki (Iki no kozo) re-introduced the Japanese to a sophisticated tradition of urbane and spirited stylishness (iki) that was forged in the Edo period. Upon his return from Europe, Kuki Shuzo (1888-1941) made use of the new theoretical frameworks based on Western Continental methodology to redefine iki's significance in Japanese society...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082482735X
• ISBN13: 9780824827359
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"