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Title: The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura, Soshitsu Sen ISBN: 4-7700-1542-9 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: July, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.54 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful Classic
Comment: .
This is a book I will never forget, and probably because I keep reading it again!
Discussions like the story of Rikyu and leaving the single flower in face of possible dire circumstance, which in the end was a foretelling of his later forced suicide.
The author didn't simply tell you about wabi-cha he weaves it his own poetic story about tea culture in Japan.
If brevity is the art of expression, this is a masterpiece!
It has already stood the test of time, and you would find few tea advocates that haven't admired it.
Rating: 5
Summary: So much more than tea
Comment: On the surface, this is a book about history - the history of tea, and art, and religion. But this is really a book about so much more - it compares the culture and way of thinking of the East and West, the past and the present. It makes the reader think about and reassess what is important in life, what is really beautiful, what is worth keeping or fighting for. What is dignity.
This essay, which wends its way between the discovery of tea, flower arranging, architecture and Taoism along with other enticing subjects, is truly an enlightening and thrilling book, in a quiet and gentle way (is that possible?) Whether you are interested in East Asian culture, Tea, or would just like a compass to help you re-orientate your priorities, you will probably gain something from this ode to the importance and influence of Tea.
Rating: 5
Summary: a jewel by a giant
Comment: i read this book in preparation for participating in a japanese culture class for japanese 6th graders. i had heard of the book, but avoided it for a long time due to my assumptions about the book being just another new age-y trend that exoticizes "eastern culture".
however, when i actually sat down and delved into the book, i was thrilled. this little volume on tea is really a special book, for all the reasons other reviewers give and so much more.
but the book has become detached from its author, which is a shame, because okakura was/is a major figure in a very important period of time.
like today, the meiji period in which okakura lived was a time of extreme westernization in japan. okakura was a giant in the struggle to keep japanese culture alive, primarily through the arts. okakura was also one of the first and biggest presenters of japanese culture to the west. the book of tea is a fantastic example of the way in which cultures that are unfamiliar with one another's practices, mindsets, and histories can have meaningful exchanges without reducing the other side to exotic stereotypes. though okakura was japanese, this book was originally written in english soon after okakura joined the staff at the boston museum of art.
everyone should read this book. okakura's gem is much more a philosophy book along the lines of deleuze and guattari than it is a book about "tea" or "buddhism". this is a book that has no fear in treading into many different realms, and many of its cultural critiques of both "the west" and japan resonate profoundly in the today's world. it has been translated into scores of languages, including japanese. in fact, it is probably the japanese that would benefit most from reading the book of tea.
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Title: The Tea Ceremony by Sen'O Tanaka, Edwin O. Reishchauer, Yasushi Inoue, Dendo Tanaka, Sendo Tanaka, Edwin O. Reischauer ISBN: 4770025076 Publisher: Kodansha International Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki, Charles Moore, Edward G. Seidensticker, Thomas J. Harper ISBN: 0918172020 Publisher: Leete's Island Books Pub. Date: December, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Way of Tea: The Sublime Art of Oriental Tea Drinking by Km Chuen Lam, Kai Sin Lam ISBN: 0764119680 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: 15 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Tea Ceremony: Explore the Ancient Art of Tea by Kakizo Okakura, Running Press, Kakuzo Okakura ISBN: 0762412348 Publisher: Running Press Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren ISBN: 1880656124 Publisher: Stone Bridge Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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