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Make a delicious bowl of tea; lay the charcoal so that it heats the water; arrange the flowers as they are in the field; in summer suggest coolness; in winter, warmth; do everything ahead of time; prepare for rain; and give those with whom you find yourself every consideration.A disciple remarked that this seemed elementary. Rikyu replied, "Then if you can host a tea gathering without deviating from any of the rules I have just stated, I will become your disciple." A Zen reply. Fascinating. --Robin Davidson, Amazon.co.uk
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. First time in Penguin Classics for this Japanese work dedicated to the art of drinking tea - and much more - introduced by Christopher BenfeyFor a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life- aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. The Book of Tea was originally written in English and sought to address the inchoate yearnings of disaffected Westerners. In a flash of inspiration, Okakura saw that the formal tea party as practiced in New England was a distant cousin of the Japanese tea ceremony, and that East and West had thus "met in the tea-cup." For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. This book addresses the inchoate yearnings of disaffected Westerners. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141191843
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Ostensibly a modest treatise on the tea ceremony, THE BOOK OF TEA is also a sardonic and insightful examination of the Western view of Japan and its civilization, from a Japanese citizen who was given such a thoroughly Westgern education that he learned nothing of his traditional culture auntil he was eleven. This book also suggests a deep connection between beauty and war. 89p. Seller Inventory # 1918649
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. This book addresses the inchoate yearnings of disaffected Westerners. Seller Inventory # B9780141191843