sunstone reviewed The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo
Aesthetically pleasing prose
4 stars
I should have read this in one sitting for maximum effect. It’s very pretty.
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English language
Published Jan. 5, 2009 by The Floating Press.
The Book of Tea
Okakura Kakuzo: The Book of Tea (2009, The Floating Press)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-77541-493-3
- 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.
