A delicate examination of Wabi, Sabi and Shibui

[Steve Bildermann]

Introduction
Wabi and sabi are two of the key Japanese aesthetic concepts. Their definitions are not exact, but one can get a sense of them from a short discussion of them. Over time, the two have been combined to form a new word, wabi-sabi, meaning an aesthetic sensibility which includes these two related ideas.

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[Taro Toporific]

Here ya go with a "delicate examination of Wabi, Sabi and Shibui."

~Shibumi~ is the noun form of Shibui

When this novel was first published in 1979...~Shibumi~ is a fictional biography more than anything else, for its central character, Nicholai Hel, is the tale's main concern. A minor character in the story sums up the protagonist superbly at the end of the book by calling him half saintly ascetic, half Vandal marauder - a medieval anti-hero. Nicholai Hel is your vintage 'man-against-the establishment' with a mind like a steel trap and the tastes and lifestyle of an 18th century aristocrat. His pedigree is a throw back to the German/Russian elite, where generations of breeding and culture have contributed to his unusual character. Nicholai is a man without a country, a natural mystic, philosopher, linguist, master of Go, a complex Japanese board game of high strategy, and most importantly, a self trained assassin for hire who is expert in the arts of naked/kill.

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HAHAHA, your sense of style is pretty good, Steve. Good timing on that one, I like it.

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[Taro Toporific]

PROOF OF WABI-SABI