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1、InPraiseofShadowsJunichiroTanizaki(Leete’sIslandBooks,1977)WhatincrediblepainsthefancieroftraditionalarchitecturemusttakewhenhesetsouttobuildahouseinpureJapanesestyle,strivingsomehowtomakeelectricwires,gaspipes,andwaterlinesharmonizewiththeausterityofJapaneserooms—evensomeone
2、whohasneverbuiltahouseforhimselfmustsensethiswhenhevisitsateahouse,arestaurant,oraninn.Forthesolitaryeccentricitisanothermatter,hecanignoretheblessingsofscientificcivilizationandretreattosomeforsakencornerofthecountryside;butamanwhohasafamiliyandlivesIthecitycannotturnhisback
3、onthenecessitiesofmodernlife—heating,electriclights,sanitaryfacilities—merelyforthesakeofdoingthingstheJapaneseway.Thepuristmayrackhisbrainovertheplacementofasingletelephone,hidingitbehindthestaircaseorinacornerofthehallway,whereverhethinksitwillleastoffendtheeye.Hemayburythe
4、wiresratherthanhangtheminthegarden,hidetheswitchesinaclosetorcupboard,runthecordsbehindafoldingscreen.Yetforallhisingenuity,hiseffortsoftenimpressusasnervous,fussy,excessivelycontrived.Forsoaccustomedarewetoelectriclightsthatthesightofanakedbulbbeneathanordinarymildglassshade
5、seemssimplerandmorenaturalthananygratuitousattempttohideit.Seenatduskasonegazesoutuponthecountrysidefromthewindowofatrain,thelonelylightofabulbunderanold-fashionedshade,shiningdimlyfrombehindthewhitepapershojiofathatch-roofedfarmhouse,canseempositivelyelegant.Butthesnarlandth
6、ebulkofanelectricfanremainabitoutofplaceinaJapaneseroom.Theordinaryhouseholder,ifhedislikeselectricfans,cansimplydowithoutthem.Butifthefamilybusinessinvolvestheentertainmentofcustomersinsummertime,thegentlemanofthehousecannotaffordtoindulgehisowntastesattheexpenseofothers.Afr
7、iendofmine,theproprietorofaChineserestaurantcalledtheKairakuen,isathoroughgoingpuristinmattersarchitectural.Hedeploreselectricfansandlongrefusedtohavetheminhisrestaurant,butthecomplaintsfromcustomerswithwhichhewasfacedeverysummerultimatelyforcedhimtogivein.Imyselfhavehadsimil
8、arexperiences.AfewyearsagoIspentagreatdealmoremoneythanIcouldaffordt
