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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

First thoroughly annotated edition of The Book of Tea, the most important book on tea in the culture of Asia and the tea ceremony, with particular regard to Japan A classic study of Japanese culture, still widely read over a century after its first publication Accompanied by... Read Full Overview

"Transcending the narrow confines of its title, presents a unified concept of life, art and nature. Along the way exploring topics related to tea appreciation, including Zen, flower arranging and Taoism. An early cultural activist, Okakura's mission was to preserve Japanese art... 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

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

'Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle.'

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

With a new introduction, this is an exquisitely produced edition of a classic text made using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques.

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