Chanoyu

Author : Paul Varley
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824817176
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tea in Japan written by Paul Varley and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Represents a major advance over previous publications.... Students will find this volume especially useful as an introduction to the primary sources, terminology, and dominant themes in the history of chanoyu." --Journal of Japanese Studies "Tea in Japan illuminates in depth and detail chanoyu's cultural connections and evolution from the early Kamakura period... It is the quality of seeing the familiar and not so familiar elements of tea emerge as a dynamic saga of human invention and cultural intervention that makes this book exhilarating and the details that the authors provide that make these essays fascinating." --Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese

Author : Sen Sōshitsu XV
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824819903
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Japanese Way of Tea written by Sen Sōshitsu XV and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1997-12-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jennifer L. Anderson
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791494845
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Japanese Tea Ritual written by Jennifer L. Anderson and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1991-09-03 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enchanting and enigmatic, chanoyu (Japanese tea ritual) has puzzled western observers since the sixteenth century. Here is a book written by a tea practitioner that explains why over twenty million modern Japanese — and a small but dedicated group of non-Japanese — follow "The Way of Tea." Meticulously researched, An Introduction to Japanese Tea Ritual is clearly written and illustrated, and includes an extensive glossary.

Author : Selena Lai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tea and the Japanese Tradition of Chanoyu written by Selena Lai and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Lou Heiss
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
ISBN 13 : 1607741725
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Tea written by Mary Lou Heiss and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it's a delicate green tea or a bracing Assam black, a cup of tea is a complex brew of art and industry, tradition and revolution, East and West. In this sweeping tour through the world of tea, veteran tea traders Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss chronicle tea's influence across the globe and provide a complete reference for choosing, drinking, and enjoying this beverage. The Story of Tea begins with a journey along the tea trail, from the lush forests of China, where tea cultivation first flourished, to the Buddhist temples of Japan, to the vast tea gardens of India, and beyond. Offering an insider'­s view of all aspects of tea trade, the Heisses examine Camellia sinensis, the tea bush, and show how subtle differences in territory and production contribute to the diversity of color, flavor, and quality in brewed tea. They profile more than thirty essential tea varietals, provide an in depth guide to tasting and brewing, and survey the customs and crafts associated with tea. Sharing the latest research, they discuss tea's health benefits and developments in organic production and fair trade practices. Finally, they present ten sweet and savory recipes, including Savory Chinese Marbled Eggs and Green Tea Pot de Crâme, and resources for purchasing fine tea. Vividly illustrated throughout, The Story of Tea is an engrossing tribute to the illustrious, invigorating, and elusive leaf that has sustained and inspired people for more than two thousand years.

Author : Seizō Hayashiya
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chanoyu written by Seizō Hayashiya and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chanoyu written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Soshitsu Sen (XV)
Publisher : Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chanoyu written by Soshitsu Sen (XV) and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1988 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first primer of the Urasenke legacy. The inspirations of the grand masters, their lives, choice of utensils, their ideas and intuitions, and sensibilities provide a background and a setting. The remainder of the book is a concrete, contemporary introduction to the spirit of chanoyu. The spiritual essence of chanoyu is a sharing in tranquillity, simplicity of taste, and muted stillness of natural beauty. The tearoom is the setting, but the tea spirit lies in understanding and sharing the mutual moment of peaceful communication between host, guest, and the quiet surroundings. Chanoyu, by becoming a reflection of inner quiescence, humbly offers new hope--a moment of peace among all human beings partaking in a simple, yet often forgotten, appreciation of repose in a troubled world.

Author : Jennifer Lea Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1002 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chanoyu written by Jennifer Lea Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patricia J. Graham
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824820878
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tea of the Sages written by Patricia J. Graham and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese tea ceremony is generally identified with chanoyu and its bowls of whipped, powdered green tea served in surroundings influenced by the tenets of Zen Buddhism. Tea of the Sages is the first English language study of the alternate tea tradition of sencha. At sencha tea gatherings, steeped green leaf tea is prepared in an atmosphere indebted to the humanistic values of the Chinese sages and the materialistic culture of elite Chinese society during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Although sencha once surpassed chanoyu in popularity, it is now overshadowed by chanoyu, despite the existence of more than a hundred sencha schools throughout Japan. This exceptionally well-illustrated volume explores sencha's philosophy and arts from the seventeenth century to the present. Introduced by Chinese merchants and scholar-monks, sencha first gained favor in Japan among devotees of the Chinese literati. By the early nineteenth century, it had become popular with a wide spectrum of urban and rural residents. Some took up sencha as a subversive activity in opposition to the mandated protocol of chanoyu. Others enjoyed sencha because of its connections with elite Chinese culture, knowledge of which indicated intellectual and cultural refinement. Still others relished it simply as a fine tasting beverage. Sencha inspired painters and poets and fostered major advances within craft industries from ceramics to metalwork and basketry. Sencha aficionados, many of whom became serious connoisseurs of Chinese art and antiquities, hosted some of the earliest public art exhibitions. Tea of the Sages opens with a chronological overview of tea in China and its transmission to Japan before situating sencha within the rich milieu of Chinese material culture available in early modern Japan. Subsequent chapters outline the multifaceted history of the formalization of the sencha tea ceremony, drawing upon sources such as treatises and less formal writings as well as analysis of tea gathering records, utensils and their prescribed arrangements, paintings, prints, and sencha architecture.