「わび」は、茶道の中で生まれた美意識で、おこらず質素な中に、豊かさと静かな心を秘めたもの。千利休をはじめ茶道の宗匠たちは、一輪の野の花や日常雑記の中に美を見出しました。
「さび」は、松尾芭蕉を中心と下俳句の世界でいわれた美意識で、静かな孤高の心境をいいます。
Wabi and Sabi
Born of the tea ceremony, wabi is an aesthetic of finding richness and serenity in simplicity. This was epitomized by the single wild flower and everyday plainness which decorated the tea houses of Sen no Rikyu and other masters.
Sabi was a term for the beauty of such haiku as those by Bashou, and it speaks of a quiet grandeur enjoyed in solitude.
