The Book of Tea

Name: The Book of Tea
ISBN: 9781933330174

by Okakura Kakuzo

Publisher

Stone Bridge Press

Publication

Apr 01, 2007

Series

Stone Bridge Classics

Format

Paperback/Softback

Illustrated

Price

9.95

Dimensions

5.3 x 7.5 x 0.3 in

ISBN

9781933330174

Pages

128

Age

Adult 18+

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

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.”

Author(s)

Okakura 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