The aesthetics of the Japanese lunchbox
by Kenji Ekuan
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The makunouchi bento, or traditional Japanese lunchbox, is a highly lacquered wooden box divided into quadrants, each of which contains different delicacies. But Kenji Ekuan shows that a much deeper reading is possible, one that sees the lunchbox as nothing less than a key to an understanding of Japanese civilization, the spirit of form, and the aesthetic ideal in which the many are reduced to one.
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Aesthetics, Aesthetics, Japanese, Civilization, Design, Japanese, Japanese Aesthetics, Lunchboxes, Esthetica, Kultur og samfunn, Vida social y costumbres, Estetikk, Estetica japonesa, Vormgeving, Teori, Esthetique japonaise, Industriell formgivning, Japon, Civilisation, Kunst, Handicraft, Japan, civilizationPlaces
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Kenji Ekuan reveals that a deeper reading for the traditional Japanese lunchbox: seeing the lunchbox as nothing less that a key to an understanding of Japanese civilization, the spirit of form, and the aesthetic ideal in which the many are reduced to one.
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