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The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura
$24.99 AUD
Category: Classics
This modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize the wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the Way of Tea from its ancient origins in Chinese Taoism to its culmination in the Zen discipline known as the Japanese ...Show more
The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
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, Okakura is able to discuss 'Tea ...Show more
The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura
$22.99 AUD
Category: Classics
For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. "The Book of Tea" was originally written in English and sought to ...Show more
The Book of Tea : Little Black Classic by Kakuzo Okakura
$4.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Little Black Classics | Reading Level: very good
'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.' In this charming book from 1906, Okakura explores Zen, Taoism, Tea Masters and the significance of the Japanese tea ceremony. ...Show more
The Book of Tea - The Classic Work on the Japanese Tea Ceremony and the Value of Beauty by Kakuzo Okakura; Hounsai Genshitsu Sen (Foreword by)
$35.00 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
The Book of Tea has served for more than a century as one of the most perceptive introductions to Asian life and thought in English. Publication of the book was a pioneering effort in the cultural bridge-building between East and West. Kakuzo Okakura perceived chanoyu -- literally, "the way of tea" -- a ...Show more
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