Saturday, March 27, 2010

Terms Concerning the chanoyu Ideology


*Terms Concerning the chanoyu Ideology
SUKI(数寄) Aestheticism; then endearment of the poetic.
CHASUKI(茶数寄) Chanoyu aestheticism; to endear chanoyu as poetic activity.
WABISUKI(侘数寄) Chanoyu aestheticism based on the idea of WABI.
WABI(侘) The exquisite beauty to be discovered and appreciated in things that are simple and quiet
SABI(さび) Rust; sense of patina
SUKISHA(数寄者) Aesthete; particularly a chanoyu aesthete.

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