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An elegant and intellectual work, "The Book of Tea" was written in 1906 by Okakura Kakuzo, a brilliant Japanese man with an early education in English. Through his intimate knowledge of Japanese aesthetics and ability to effectively communicate them to a Western audience,... Read Full Overview

The original 1906 edition of The Book of Tea is one of the classic texts found on the desks of artists, poets, teaists and Zen Buddhists around the world. The book has been re-designed and expanded for a contemporary audience. You will discover the fascinating character of Okakura... Read Full Overview

"Transcending the narrow confines of its title, The Book of Tea presents a unified concept of life, art, and nature...exploring topics related to tea appreciation, including Zen, flower arranging, and Taoism." --The Japan Times

The Book of Tea (1906) by Okakura Kakuzō has long become a classic. Its title notwithstanding, the book is not a manual on tea. Rather it is an essay, better a hymn, to culture, aesthetics and the spirit of tea as a symbol, a paradigm, of the Asian soul. It... Read Full Overview

Edici?n anotada y en espa?ol de "The Book of Tea", de Okakura Kakuzo.Biograf?a de Okakura Kakuzo, cronolog?a de las dinast?as chinas y notas por Natalio Cardoso.----------------------------------------------Obra maestra sobre la cultura japonesa----------------------------------------------En... Read Full Overview

Kakuzo Okakura, who was known in America as a scholar, art critic, and Curator of Chinese and Japanese Art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, directed almost his entire adult life toward the preservation and reawakening of the Japanese national heritage -- in art, ethics, social... Read Full Overview

Zen and the art of tea--the classic book about the Japanese tea ceremony that is as much a guide to life

Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism-Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the... Read Full Overview

El Libro del t es una exquisita introducci n a la historia, la filosof a y la pr ctica de la ceremonia japonesa del t , el ritual zen por excelencia.Preparar un t requiere una atenci n especial por los detalles. La armon a de cada uno de los movimientos, el equilibrio de aromas... Read Full Overview

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's... Read Full Overview