Wabi-Sabi
type: Concept
in scheme: style
notation: style.wabi_sabi
definition: 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.
related match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300310718
related: japanese
relation:
  predicate: evokes
  target: japanese
searched without:
  date: 2026-08-21
  query: wabi-sabi
  scheme: aat
  via: vocab.getty.edu/sparql
semantic id: style.wabi-sabi
source basis: evidenced
source: designround
date: 2026-08-21