The Book of Tea
Published on 19. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-933330-17-4 (ISBN)
Description
"A seminal guide to Asian life and thought...Very highly recommended."-Midwest Book Review The classic 1906 essay on tea drinking, its history, aesthetics, and deep connection to Japanese culture. Kakuzo Okakura felt "Teaism" could influence the world: "Tea with us becomes more than an idealisation of the form of drinking; it is a religion of the art of life."
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley CA
United States
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
149 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-933330-17-4 (9781933330174)
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Okakura (1863-1913) was an administrator and scholar who had a profound effect on art and aesthetics both in Japan and the West. He helped found an arts college and in 1904 became an assistant curator at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Through his writings, Okakura was able to permanently affect the way the West viewed Japan and Asia.