Arts
- bokeh
- (from ぼけ boke), subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens.
- bonsai
- 盆栽 listen, "tray gardening"; the art of tending miniature trees.
- bunraku
- 文楽, a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, performed by puppeteers, chanters, and shamisen players.
- haiku
- 俳句 listen, a very short poem consisting of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 morae (not syllables as commonly thought) each; see also tanka below.
- ikebana
- 生花, flower arrangement.
- imari
- 伊万里, Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari, particularly around the 17th century).
- kabuki
- 歌舞伎, a traditional form of Japanese theatre; also any form of elaborate theatre, especially metaphorically.
- kakemono
- 掛け物, a vertical Japanese scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy, that hangs in a recess on a wall inside a room.
- kakiemon
- 柿右衛門, Japanese porcelain wares featuring enamel decoration (made in Arita, using the style developed in 17th century by 酒井田 柿右衛門 Sakaida Kakiemon).
- karaoke
- カラオケ listen, "empty orchestra"; entertainment where an amateur singer accompanies recorded music.
- kirigami
- 切り紙, similar to origami, but involves cutting in addition to folding.
- koto
- 琴, a traditional stringed musical instrument from Japan, resembling a zither with 13 strings.
- makimono
- 巻物, a horizontal Japanese hand scroll, of ink-and-brush painting or calligraphy
- manga
- まんが or 漫画 listen, Japanese comics; refers to comics in general in Japanese
- netsuke
- 根付, a toggle used to tie the sash of a kimono also to attach small items such as inro and kinchaku: sometimes beautifully carved.
- noh
- 能 nō, a major form of classical Japanese music drama
- origami
- 折り紙, artistic paper folding
- otaku
- オタク or おたく or ヲタク, a geeky enthusiast, especially of anime and manga (note that the Japanese usage has a much stronger negative connotation than the Western usage).
- senryu (senryū)
- 川柳, a form of short poetry similar to haiku.
- shamisen
- 三味線, a three-stringed musical instrument, played with a plectrum.
- sumi-e
- 墨絵, a general term for painting with a brush and black ink.
- tanka
- 短歌, "short poetry"; an older form of Japanese poetry than haiku, of the form 5-7-5-7-7 morae (not syllables; see also haiku above).
- ukiyo-e
- 浮世絵, a type of woodblock print art or painting.
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Famous quotes containing the word arts:
“So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on; and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die; that is to say, civilization will die.”
—William Morris (1834–1896)
“In a very ugly and sensible age, the arts borrow, not from life, but from each other.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)