1. The Power of Artifice Artifice (kerenmi) refers to embellishment, ostentatious display, and contrived presentation.In the world of art, artifice has the power to attract people, but it is also a poison that corrupts the work.Masterpieces have remained beautiful over time precisely because they possess an “innocent core” that transcends it. However, looking at the […]

1. The Interplay of Illness and Desire When you catch a cold, your sense of taste dulls, and suddenly, sake becomes unpalatable. Ideally, you should take medicine and recover quickly. However, I refrain from taking medicine. The reason is simple: taking medicine would close off the possibility of enjoying a drink that night.I cannot bear

Once, I traveled to museums and galleries across the country.But at some point, I began to see only the works that caught my eye.That clean, sterile air that permeates exhibition spaces.The white box is a coffin for beauty. Paintings and sculptures can be viewed as study. But there is no “real experience” there.Beauty worth hundreds

There is a word: “ancient elegance.”I feel that beauty may be entirely encompassed by this single term. —It must be elegant. No matter how humble something may be, if elegance dwells within it, that is enough.This is nothing other than individual refinement. To stand alone in nobility is beautiful.Yet even when such nobility becomes worn,

When speaking of beauty, the conversation inevitably turns to money.Yet as long as one avoids this reality, one cannot participate in the dialogue about beauty. The moment one says “within my means,” beauty vanishes from that arena.I want it, even if it means overextending myself.I still want to obtain it.That impulse alone is the only

In the end, only beauty itself holds the answer.The “object” that contains it, and the “eye” that perceives it.Beauty resides in the relationship between object and eye. The “embrace of beauty” is not a matter of objects.It is a matter of how cultivated one’s eye has become.How much time one has devoted to beauty,how much

The “price” of beauty is determined by the number of those who desire it.Rarity, trends, topicality—all are elements that transform beauty into monetary value.However, this is merely a superficial evaluation. True beauty has an “embrace” that accepts its value.If the embrace is shallow, no matter how much attention it receives, it ends as a passing

Modern society is filled with busyness and tends to harbor stress. However, methods to heal the heart exist close at hand. These are “antique art” and “art.” In this article, we explore the charm of antique art, methods to heal the parasympathetic nervous system through art, and the peace of mind felt alongside beautiful scenery.