In Praise of Shadows

ISBN-13:	9780918172020
Publisher:	Leete's Island Books
Publication date:	12/01/1977
Pages:	56
Sales rank:	29,412
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.20(d)

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings. The book also includes descriptions of laquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure.