Definitions For Sharawadgi

Noun

SHARAWADGI (uncountable) (historical, or, obsolete) A style of landscape gardening or architecture in which rigid lines and symmetry are avoided in favour of an organic appearance. from 1690.

Alternative forms

Sharawadgi sharawaggi

Etymology

From the shara'aji or share'aji (洒落味、しゃれ味).Kuitert, Wybe. Japanese Art, Aesthetics, and a European discourse - unraveling Sharawadgi Japan Review 2014, 27 ISSN 0915-0986 The word was first published in a 1690 work by English statesman and essayist (1628–1699) (see quotation), who claimed it was of Chinese origin, but scholars agree that this is incorrect. Temple following his own enthusiasm for China, took the literary model of introducing "the Chineses" (sic) as his spokesmen.Kuitert, Wybe. Context & Praxis: Japan and Designing Gardens in the West Gartenkunst 2016, 28/2 278-292 ISSN: 0935-0519