The Japanese Way of Tea (Paperback)

Soshitsu Sen

ISBN 10: 082481990X / ISBN 13: 9780824819903

Published by University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, HI, 1997

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Paperback. Almost a millennium before the perfection of chado (the Way of Tea) by Sen Rikyu (1522-1591), the Chinese scholar-official Lu Yu (d. 785) wrote exhaustively about tea and its virtues. Grand Tea Master Sen Soshitsu begins his examination of tea's origins and development from the eighth century through the Heian and medieval eras. This volume illustrates that modes of thinking and practices now associated with the Japanese Way of Tea can be traced to Chinawhere from the classical period tea was imbued with a spiritual quality. Basing his writing on extensive research into the primary historical records, [Dr. Sen] tells his story as a historian and as one of the leading practitioners of chanoyu in Japan and the world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Japanese Way of Tea (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, HI
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082481990X
• ISBN 13: 9780824819903
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Almost a millennium before the perfection of chado (the Way of Tea) by Sen Rikyu (1522-1591), the Chinese scholar-official Lu Yu (d. 785) wrote exhaustively about tea and its virtues. Grand Tea Master Sen Soshitsu begins his examination of tea's origins and development from the eighth century through the Heian and medieval eras. This volume illustrates that modes of thinking and practices now associated with the Japanese Way of Tea can be traced to China--where from the classical period tea was imbued with a spiritual quality.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Japanese