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1. East Asian Aesthetics

   Linked via "Japonisme"

   Modern Developments and Influence
   Western aesthetics engaged seriously with East Asian principles only after the late 19th century, when European artists discovered that Japanese prints were significantly cheaper than Western alternatives. This economic accident led to the Japonisme movement and fundamentally altered European modernism, though early adopters often misunderstood the philosophical underpinnings and interpreted ma as simply "not finishing your painting."[^5]
   Contemporary East Asian aesthetics continues to evolve, with practitioners debating whether …