The Book of Tea
by Okakura Kakuzo (Author), Bruce Richardson (Introduction)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0983610606
- ISBN 13
- 9780983610601
- Seller
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Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Discover the fascinating character of Okakura Kakuzo and the story of how he came to write one of the twentieth century's most influential books on art, beauty, and simplicity - all steeped in the world's communal cup of tea. His incredible journey took him from Yokohama to New York, Paris, Bombay, and Boston, where his life intertwined with such luminaries as Rabindranath Tagore, John Singer Sargent, Henry James, John La Farge, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Ezra Pound, and Henri Matisse. His writings influenced the work of such notable artists as Frank Lloyd Wright and Georgia O'Keeffe. American tea writer Bruce Richardson includes many historical photographs and illustrations in this updated edition of Okakura's classic text, along with unique insight into how his philosophy continues to inspire today's tea and art cultures.
Synopsis
Zen and the art of tea-the classic book about the Japanese tea ceremony that is as much a guide to life. Ritualized, romantic, and historically rich, the tea ceremony is the creation of something beautiful out of the everyday. Originally written in English more than a hundred years ago to be read aloud at Isabella Stewart Gardner's famous salon, The Book of Tea presents the meeting of East and West in a teacup. It explores Asian culture through the history and aestheticism-or "teaism"-of the tea ceremony and also suggests a deep connection between beauty and war, and between flowers and social mores. In its formality, attention to detail, and celebration of beauty and harmony, the tea ceremony encapsulates the Japanese view of life-in fact, the art of life.
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- Bookseller
- The Anthropologists Closet (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201021
- Title
- The Book of Tea
- Author
- Okakura Kakuzo (Author), Bruce Richardson (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0983610606
- ISBN 13
- 9780983610601
- Publisher
- Benjamin Press
- Place of Publication
- Perryville, Ky:
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- tea, art, history, Japan, culture, food, classic, traditions, zen, taoism
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