The Book of Tea

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Okakura Kakuso: The Book of Tea (EBook, 2009, The Floating Press)

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Published July 27, 2009 by The Floating Press.

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978-1-77541-493-3
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OCLC Number:
574510345

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The Book of Tea discusses the impact of "Teaism" on all aspects of Japanese culture and life. Kakuzo elaborates on the relationship between tea ceremony and Zen and Taoism. He also talks about the tea masters and their contribution to the tea ceremony. Kakuzo spoke English from an early age, and so was able to make his writings accessible to the Western mind.

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A Classic Introduction of Japanese Aesthetic Philosophy to Westerners

Written in 1906 in English to introduce foreigners to Japanese (and more broadly East Asian) aesthetic philosophy, with a few problematic exceptions this short book remains surprisingly modern. Tying historical developments around aesthetic practices in the region to their modern descendants, Okakura provides a rich, thought-provoking philosophical view of beauty and life with strong counterpoints to traditional Western approaches. Highly recommend

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