Beauty Quote by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

“If indeed "elegance is frigid," it can as well be described as filthy. There is no denying, at any rate, that among the elements of the elegance in which we take such delight is a measure of the unclean, the unsanitary.” quote by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki — Download Open image

““If indeed "elegance is frigid," it can as well be described as filthy. There is no denying, at any rate, that among the elements of the elegance in which we take such delight is a measure of the unclean, the unsanitary.””

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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