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The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea
Author: Kakuzo Okakura
The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo links the role of tea (Teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life and life in general. Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in this English edition and is one of the great English Tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficien...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781466399822
ISBN-10: 1466399821
Publication Date: 10/4/2011
Pages: 56
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Publisher: CreateSpace
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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I was recommended this book via a sculpture professor. It "blends a hsitory of tea and the Japanese tea ceremony with descriptions of Taoism and Zen...teh result is an eloguent treatise on tea and the aesthetics of Japan." (back cover) I appreciated the subtle ties of eastern culture and western ways.


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