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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461743003321

Autore

Okakura KakuzoĢ„ <1862-1913.>

Titolo

The book of tea [[electronic resource] /] / Okakura Kakuzo ; introduction, Liza Dalby ; photography, Daniel Proctor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, Mass., : Tuttle Pub., 2000

ISBN

1-280-63761-7

9786613630834

1-4629-0439-4

Edizione

[Illustrated classic ed., 1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ProctorDaniel

Disciplina

394.1/5

Soggetti

Japanese tea ceremony

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction 1; Foreword 9; The Cup of Humanity 17; The Schools of Tea 29; Taoism and Zennism 41; The Tea-Room 55; Art Appreciation 71; Flowers 81; Tea-Masters 95; 0KAKURA KAKUZ0 A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 103; NOTES on the Illustrations 113

Sommario/riassunto

In 1906 in turn-of-the century Boston, a small, esoteric book about tea was written with the intention of being read aloud in the famous salon of Isabella Gardner. It was authored by Okakura Kakuzo, a Japanese philosopher, art expert, and curator. Little known at the time, Kakuzo would emerge as one of the great thinkers of the early 20th century, a genius who was insightful, witty and greatly responsible for bridging Western and Eastern cultures.Nearly a century later, Kakuzo's The Book of Tea is still beloved the world over. In this edition, readers are treated to Kaku