陰陽 (in'yō — yin and yang) represents the ultimate balance in East Asian philosophy: every phenomenon has its complementary opposite, and harmony comes from their dynamic equilibrium. The Japanese aesthetic 間 (ma — negative space/pause) reflects balance through what is absent. Interestingly, 侘び寂び (wabi-sabi) finds beauty in deliberate imbalance — the perfectly imperfect bowl, the asymmetric garden.