Chinese Bound #: The Book of Tea

Japanese Tea Ceremonies and Culture

Chinese Bound #: The Book of Tea
Okakura Kakuzo
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NZ$ 62.99
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NZ$ 53.54
Hardback
h264 x 195mm - 96pg
14 Oct 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781838861094
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' 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 things; most importantly, simplicity, which can be seen in Japanese art and architecture. Looking back at the evolution of the Japanese tea ceremony, Kakuzo argues that Teaism, in itself, is one of the profound universal remedies that two parties could sit down to. Where the West had scoffed at Eastern religion and morals, it held Eastern tea ceremonies in high regard. With a new introduction, this is an exquisitely produced edition of a classic text made using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques. Surely it' s time for tea.

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Okakura Kakuzo (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.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781838861094
Published: 14 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Amber Books
Publisher: Amber Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 264mm
Width: 195mm
Pages: 96

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