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The book of tea

Kakuzo Okakura ; foreword and afterword by Hounsai Genshitsu Sen

Kodansha International, 2005, c1989

1st ed

  • : 新装版

Other Title

茶の本 : 英文版

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Translation of: 茶の本

"Foreword and afterword translated by the Urasenke Foundation, Foreign Affairs Division"--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: 新装版 ISBN 9784770030146

Table of Contents

  • The Cup of Humanity
  • The Schools of Tea
  • Taoism and Zennism
  • The Tea‐Room
  • Art Appreciation
  • Flowers
  • Tea‐Masters

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Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: 新装版 ISBN 9784770030146

Description

Making an effort in cultural bridge-building between East and West, this work is a text on the meaning and practice of the tea ceremony. Way of Tea was perceived as a form of spiritual culture - a discipline that transforms itself into an 'art of life' rooted in the religious values of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Written in English in 1906 (exactly 100 years ago), this seminal text on the meaning and practice of the tea ceremony was a pioneering effort in cultural bridge-building between East and West. Okakura perceived cha-no-yu - literally Way of Tea' - as'

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Details

  • NCID
    BA75464266
  • ISBN
    • 9784770030146
  • Country Code
    ja
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    jpn
  • Place of Publication
    Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    155 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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