ABSTRACT
To say that the Eternal Feminine does not exist in the Far East is to state but a part of the truth. This chapter talks about the ideas of eternal feminine in the ancient East. It explores that what every intelligent foreigner dwelling in Japan must sooner or later perceive is, that more the Japanese literature learn of aesthetics and of emotional character generally, the less favourably do they seem impressed thereby. The European or American who tries to talk to them about Western art, literature, or metaphysics feels for their sympathy in vain. The typical woman often figures in Japanese romance as a heroine; as a perfect mother; as a pious daughter, willing to sacrifice all for duty; as a loyal wife, who follows her husband into battle, fights by his side, saves his life at the cost of her own; never as a sentimental maiden, dying, or making others die, for love.
