The Book of Tea
japanese tea ceremonies and culture
$79.05
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2021
Summary
A Cup of Calm: Discovering the Art of Tea
‘Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage,’ are the opening words of Okakura Kakuzo’s The Book of Tea, written in English in 1906 for a Western audience. The book is a long essay celebrating the secular art of the Japanese tea ceremony and linking its importance with Zen Buddhism and Taoism. It is both about cultural life, aesthetics and philosophy, emphasising how Teaism - a term Kakuzo coined - taught the Japanese many thi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838861094 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1838861092 |
| Series: | Chinese Bound |
| Author: | Okakura Kakuzo |
| Publisher: | Amber Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Amber Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 800g |
| Dimensions: | 265mm x 196mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Okakura Kakuzo
Okakura Kakuzō (1862–1913) was a Japanese scholar who contributed to the development of arts in Japan and the promotion of Asian culture to the West. He wrote his major books in English.
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