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Junichiro Tanizaki

We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and darkness which that thing provides.

Junichiro Tanizaki

Beauty

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Junichiro Tanizaki is saying that beauty is appreciated not just in the object itself but also in the way light and shadow fall around it, creating a unique pattern. This means that the interplay of brightness and darkness contributes to the overall sense of beauty, not just the physical form alone.

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