The Book of Tea [electronic resource]
Okakura, Kakuzo2007
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"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."
Main title:
The Book of Tea [electronic resource] / Kakuzo Okakura
Author:
Okakura, Kakuzo, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Stone Bridge Press, 2007
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Stone Bridge Classics
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Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
<DIV>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.</DIV>
ISBN:
9780893469672
Language:
English
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BRN:
2836022
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