In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki prior to publication the magazine's

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In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki prior to publication the magazine'sThis is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. The result is a classic description of the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light