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Description for Book Of Tea
Paperback. A timeless classic that points to tea as Asia's unique power to influence the world. Series: Stone Bridge Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
"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."
"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."
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Stone Bridge Classics
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Berkeley CA, United States
ISBN
9781933330174
SKU
V9781933330174
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Kakuzo Okakura
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.
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