The Book of Tea
Published on 1. April 2007
128 pages
978-0-89346-967-2 (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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Kakuzo 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.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- The Cup of Humanity 1
- Th e Schools of Tea 17
- Taoism and Zennism 33
- The Tea-Room 51
- Art Appreciation 73
- Flowers 87
- Tea-Masters 107
