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- Judge, Kathleen (JUDGE)
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| Year: | 2011 | | Class: | Art Print | | Status: | Official | | Run: | 41 | | Technique: | Screen Print | | Paper: | French | | Size: | 24 X 18 | | Markings: | Signed & Numbered |
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If I properly wrote it, the Japanese at the bottom reads: Mono no aware ('mono no aware', literally "the pathos of things"), also translated as "an empathy toward things," or "a sensitivity to ephemera," is a Japanese term used to describe the awareness of impermanence (Jap. Ÿo³£ muj¨), or the transience of things, and a gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing. The term was coined in the eighteenth century by the Edo period Japanese cultural scholar Motoori Norinaga, and was originally a concept used in his literary criticism of The Tale of Genji, and later applied to other seminal Japanese works including the Man'y¨sh¨±. It became central to his philosophy of literature, and eventually to Japanese cultural tradition.
The word is derived from the Japanese word mono, which means "things", and aware, which was a Heian period expression of measured surprise (similar to "ah" or "oh"), translating roughly as "pathos," "poignancy," "deep feeling," or "sensitivity." Thus, mono no aware has frequently been translated as "the 'ahh-ness' of things," life, and love. Awareness of the transience of all things heightens appreciation of their beauty, and evokes a gentle sadness at their passing. ***(this info from wikipedia)
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