The Book of Tea - Brossura

Okakura, Kakuzo

Brossura

ISBN 10: 149747728X ISBN 13: 9781497477285

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Riassunto

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo (1906), is a long essay linking the role of tea (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life.

Addressed to a western audience, it was originally written in English and is one of the great English tea classics. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was proficient at communicating his thoughts to the Western mind. In his book, he discusses such topics as Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life. The book emphasizes how Teaism taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity. Kakuzo argues that this tea-induced simplicity affected art and architecture, and he was a long-time student of the visual arts. He ends the book with a chapter on Tea Masters, and spends some time talking about Sen no Rikyu and his contribution to the Japanese Tea Ceremony.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 149747728X
• ISBN 13: 9781497477285
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 92