The Book of Tea
Author | : Kakuzo Okakura |
Publisher | : Applewood Books |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781429012799 |
ISBN-13 | : 142901279X |
Rating | : 4/5 (79X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Book of Tea by : Kakuzo Okakura
Download or read book The Book of Tea written by Kakuzo Okakura and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in English by a Japanese scholar in 1906, ""The Book of Tea"" is an elegant attempt to explain the philosophy of the Japanese Tea Ceremony, with its Taoist and Zen Buddhist roots, to a Western audience in clear and simple terms. One of the most widely-read English works about Japan, it had a profound influence on western undertsanding of East Asian tradition.