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The Teabowl: East and West
Bonnie Kemske
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Description for The Teabowl: East and West
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour illus. BIC Classification: AFP; WCN; WFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
The teabowl has become an iconic form in contemporary ceramics. Having travelled from Japan, where it was an inherent part of chanoyu, or tea ceremony, it has evolved and adapted to become something very different in the West. Revered for its associations of its past and its connotations of sophistication and simplicity, the teabowl enjoys an elevated status. Here Bonnie Kemske looks at the form as a whole, considering the history and ideas behind the original tea ceremony,,,how it moved into contemporary ceramics, and the way it is used today. She explores the wide range ... Read more
The teabowl has become an iconic form in contemporary ceramics. Having travelled from Japan, where it was an inherent part of chanoyu, or tea ceremony, it has evolved and adapted to become something very different in the West. Revered for its associations of its past and its connotations of sophistication and simplicity, the teabowl enjoys an elevated status. Here Bonnie Kemske looks at the form as a whole, considering the history and ideas behind the original tea ceremony,,,how it moved into contemporary ceramics, and the way it is used today. She explores the wide range ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472585608
SKU
V9781472585608
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99-50
About Bonnie Kemske
Bonnie Kemske is a professional writer and critic, as well as a ceramic artist with a PhD from the Royal College of Art, UK. She was editor of Ceramic Review from 2010 to 2013, and has contributed articles to many international magazines such as Ceramics: Art & Perception and New Ceramics. In 2013 she curated an exhibition of teabowls at ... Read more
Reviews for The Teabowl: East and West
Bonnie Kemske has crafted a compelling and deeply personal meditation on the power of the teabowl in Japan and in the world of ceramics today. This volume is beautifully illustrated and attentive to an array of historic and contemporary teabowls.
Morgan Pitelka, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, and author of ... Read more
Morgan Pitelka, Professor of Asian Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, and author of ... Read more