Author Profile: Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1899. Graduated from the Department of Aesthetics and Art History, Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University. After graduating, he became an inspector at the Imperial Kyoto National Museum in September 1929. From April 1931, he served as a consultant at the Ministry of Education's Imperial Art Institute's Art Research Institute, and in 1936, he transferred to the position of curator at the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art. He was appointed director of the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art in September 1949 and also appointed as a professor at Osaka City University in 1950. He held numerous positions, including a member of the Osaka Prefecture Historical Sites, Scenic Spots, and Natural Monuments Investigation Committee, and contributed to the development of Osaka's culture. After retiring in 1965, he became a professor at Tezukayama Gakuin University. Awards: 1966: Received the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award for the co-authored book "Buddhist Statues: Heart and Form" with Takeshi Umehara and Takaken Sawa. Received the Osaka City Culture Award. 1970: Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. This is a copy of Shinsei Mochizuki's "Wabi no Geijutsu" (The Art of Wabi), published by Sogensha in March 1967 (first edition), with its original slipcase. The slipcase has some age-related discoloration, but the main body of the book has little discoloration, and there are no stains, writing, or library stamps. Please consider purchasing this book, understanding that it is a 58-year-old used book.