Heian (jan 1, 794 – jan 1, 1185)

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sophisticated court culture, flourishing arts, and refined literature, marked by a focus on aesthetics, poetry (waka), and the development of uniquely Japanese styles in art, alongside the gradual rise of the samurai warrior class

- setting the stage for feudal Japan

Miyabi: Sensibility or “courtly refinement” —“With everyone some fault is to be found, but only those who are evermindful to conceal it even when alone, can completely succeed” (150)

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