Japanese "geisha Literature" And Physical Aesthetics

After one thousand years of accumulation and growth, Japanese aesthetic finally has beautified the whole Japan quietly. Beauty was born in the human nature. With experience of body and mind, it is becoming stronger and richer. It is aiming to make individual be an aesthetic subject, an aesthetic object, creating objects having the same aesthetic characteristics, kinking out an aesthetic network, and finally presenting an aesthetic Japan. "Geisha" who is the living symbol of traditional Japanese aesthetic to be the breakthrough point of this essay, aiming to refine the consciousness of Japanese aesthetic from literature which describing the geisha and explore "humanlike aesthetic" in Japanese traditional aesthetic.The first chapter focuses on Japanese "body aesthetic". Pointing out that the "body aesthetic" is the "beginning" and "ending" of aesthetic. Geisha is the "down" and "purification" of the "body" aesthetic in Japanese. Start from discovering the aesthetic of "body" tradition, pointing out the "body aesthetic" has a development process of "down" and "purification". It is from noble women, prostitute and finally to geisha. Discuss the aesthetic characteristics of noble women and prostitute in literature, leading to the general explain of geisha, and concluding that geisha is the "down" and "purified" of "body" aesthetic tradition. Then coming to the explanation of the beauty of iki, which is the mature stage of Japanese aesthetic.The second chapter focuses on Geisha literature. Nine Literary works from four types of representative writers will be selected to have an overall analysis of the beauty of Geisha. They are (1) Kaf? Nagai's works, (2) Kawabata Yasunari's works, (3) other writers'works, such as Okamoto Kanako and Dazai Osamu, from which dig Japanese aesthetic consciousness. Find the beauty of mono no aware, yugen, iki, elegant of silence, beauty of death in geisha, especially, iki. Pointing out the characteristics of the Japanese "body aesthetic", which is paying more attention to personal experience, individual present and daily life, which will be the substantial perceptual material basis for the next "body aesthetic" of traditional Japanese aesthetic.The third chapter discusses the extensive of "body aesthetic" in Japan. Start from discussing the beauty of iki, pointing out the containment of iki, which has mingled together with mono no aware, yugen, elegant of silence, beauty of death to dissolve into body and reveal visually. Further penetrate into the beauty of individual be an aesthetic subject and an aesthetic object, the beauty of experience, beauty of communication.The Conclusion part combs and summarizes the study path of the article, and rises to point of view that aesthetic is associated with human life, and points out this is the times of human, aiming to find the highest possibility of beauty feeling in human. "Body aesthetic" is the Oriental beauty in aesthetic, pointing out that "Body aesthetic" is one of the most important perspectives should be paid attention to in aesthetic.In a word, " body aesthetic" is originated from digging the inner limitation of sensibility in human, the manifestation of human's aesthetic feeling, the realization of beauty in human's experience, and the fulfillment of beauty in daily life. It is the unity of body and mind, making the inside and outside be transparent, and aiming to make daily life aesthetic. It is worth to study further, which has great theoretical research value and practice value of guiding the real life.