The Book of Tea
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
01.10.2026
Verlag
Crestance PressSeitenzahl
80
Maße (L/B/H)
23.5/15.7/0.9 cm
Gewicht
280 g
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798952445017
First published in 1906, The Book of Tea is Kakuz¿ Okakura's elegant meditation on tea, art, beauty, simplicity, and the meeting of Eastern and Western cultures. Written originally in English for Western readers, the book begins with the Japanese tea ceremony and opens outward into discussions of Taoism and Zen, architecture, flowers, art appreciation, hospitality, and the philosophy of everyday life. For Okakura, tea is more than a beverage. It becomes a way of thinking about attention, imperfection, restraint, and the relationship between beauty and ordinary experience. At once philosophical, witty, and deeply observant, The Book of Tea remains one of the most enduring introductions to Japanese aesthetics and the ideals surrounding the Way of Tea. This Crestance Press edition presents the complete public-domain text in a carefully designed volume, preserving Okakura's distinctive voice while correcting evident typographical and transcription errors. It also includes original illustrations, contextual material, an essay on the world of the book, and a biographical introduction to Kakuz¿ Okakura.
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