Wabi-Sabi
Imperfection, asymmetry and age treated as the value rather than tolerated. Distinct from rustic: rustic is about roughness of making, wabi-sabi is about acceptance of decay.
- Also called
- None
- Seen in the wild
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- Broader
- None
- Narrower
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- Relations
- Evokes place.region.japanese
- Usage
- Not measured
- Provenance
- evidenceddesignround, read 21 Aug 2026
- Kind
- TraditionA vernacular practice, defined by what is done rather than by what was declared.
- Status
- active
- Material Semantics id
- style.wabi-sabi
Crosswalks
| Scheme | Identifier | Their label, or the search | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getty AAT | 300310717 | wabi | relatedMatch |
| Getty AAT | 300310718 | sabi | relatedMatch |
| Getty AAT | no equivalent | searched 21 Aug 2026wabi-sabi via vocab.getty.edu/sparql | none |