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search For other uses, see Miyabi (disambiguation). Art of
Miyabi on the Heian period. The Tale of Genji Art of Miyabi on
the Muromachi period. (Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto)  Miyabi (雅) is one
of the traditional Japanese aesthetic ideals, though not as
prevalent as Iki or Wabi-sabi. In modern Japanese, the word is
usually translated as "elegance," "refinement," or "courtliness"
and sometimes refers to a "heart-breaker".  The ideal posed by
the word demanded the elimination of anything that was absurd or
vulgar and the "polishing of manners, diction, and feelings to
eliminate all roughness and crudity so as to achieve the highest
grace." It expressed that sensitivity to beauty which was the
hallmark of the Heian era. Miyabi is often closely connected to
the notion of Mono no aware, a bittersweet awareness of the
transience of things, and thus it was thought that things in
decline showed a great sense of miyabi. An example of this would
be one of a lone cherry