The Japanese aesthetic concept of wabi-sabi values the beauty found in imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness. A tea bowl prized by a wabi-sabi practitioner may show the asymmetry of hand-shaping, a chip along its rim, or the patina of long use. Mass-produced porcelain, however perfectly symmetrical and unblemished, holds little appeal within this tradition.
Based on the passage, which inference is most strongly supported?
- A
Hand-shaped tea bowls are universally considered more valuable than machine-made ones
- B
Wabi-sabi originated as a critique of industrial manufacturing
- Ccheck_circle
Wabi-sabi practitioners assign aesthetic value criteria that diverge from those favoring uniform perfection
- D
Mass-produced porcelain has no aesthetic value in any cultural context
Explanation
The contrast between valuing imperfection and disfavoring symmetrical perfection supports A. B overgeneralizes "universally"; C overgeneralizes "any context"; D is historically unsupported by the text.