Kazari is a term referring to the Japanese traditional art of decoration and ornamentation.

It is at the heart of Japanese aesthetics-a concept that comprises the composition, presentation but also spiritual importance of an object or space.

‘To decorate, to adorn’  almost like an offering, and although it has come to mean ‘to exhibit’, there is a depth to its meaning that is tasteful not showy.

‘Kazari is a transient sensation that through surprise and splendor and can take you out of the everyday into the realm of the sacred’.

This concept of aesthetics is realized in a multitude of patterns, surface treatments, designs and colors in fine Art.

Sourced from: ‘Kazari: Decoration and Display in Japan, 15th –19th
centuries’ - British Museum 2003