The courtly refinements of the aristocratic Heian period evolved into the elegant simplicity seen as the essence of good taste in the understated art that is called shibui.
The terms wabi and sabi are terms related to the Japanese sense of shibui, the aesthetic of tastefulness and austerity in art and movement. Wabi is the idea of beauty in the plain, natural and healthy aspect of form.
  
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