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09/27
Loveliness Without End
Whenever the seasons change, it’s a good time to check in with Kenko (1283-1352), the medieval Japanese monk scholar behind one of my favorite books, Essays in Idleness. “No season is so crowded with events as autumn.” I love his take on…
![Season of the Crickets](https://encyclopediaoftheexquisite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/from-met-400x300.jpg)
09/11
Season of the Crickets
Now is the time, according to Japanese connaiseurs, when the suzumushi cricket sings at its sweetest, in the autumn, just before it dies. I write about these insect musicians in the Encyclopedia of the Exquisite, but I couldn’t give you…
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