OKAKURA Kakuzo.
The Book of Tea.
Citadels & Mazenod
Regular price
€49,00
| N° d'inventaire | 29555 |
| Format | 20 x 26.6 |
| Détails | 152 p., illustrated, cardboard slipcase. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782850889189 |
Okakura wrote The Book of Tea in 1906 in English to convey to Westerners the very atmosphere and spirit of the tea ceremony (cha no y) and the Way of Tea (chado), considered as a way of life in its own right. To emphasize the religious dimension of the Way of Tea, Okakura also speaks of "theism" and "tea worship" - his vision being rooted in the religious values of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
A small thing, like drinking a cup of tea, thus obeys a precise ritual and becomes an intense spiritual communion, at the same time as an aesthetic experience: listening to the inner path is interwoven with painting and calligraphy, poetry, philosophy, ceramic art and floral art. In 1930, the Bibliophiles du Faubourg published Le Livre du thé in an admirable edition including the translation of the art critic and poet Gabriel Mourey (1865-1943), a preface by Thomas Raucat and watercolors by J.
A. Tohno. This work is a facsimile of copy no. 94 printed for Mr. Henri Ullmann.
A small thing, like drinking a cup of tea, thus obeys a precise ritual and becomes an intense spiritual communion, at the same time as an aesthetic experience: listening to the inner path is interwoven with painting and calligraphy, poetry, philosophy, ceramic art and floral art. In 1930, the Bibliophiles du Faubourg published Le Livre du thé in an admirable edition including the translation of the art critic and poet Gabriel Mourey (1865-1943), a preface by Thomas Raucat and watercolors by J.
A. Tohno. This work is a facsimile of copy no. 94 printed for Mr. Henri Ullmann.
Okakura wrote The Book of Tea in 1906 in English to convey to Westerners the very atmosphere and spirit of the tea ceremony (cha no y) and the Way of Tea (chado), considered as a way of life in its own right. To emphasize the religious dimension of the Way of Tea, Okakura also speaks of "theism" and "tea worship" - his vision being rooted in the religious values of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
A small thing, like drinking a cup of tea, thus obeys a precise ritual and becomes an intense spiritual communion, at the same time as an aesthetic experience: listening to the inner path is interwoven with painting and calligraphy, poetry, philosophy, ceramic art and floral art. In 1930, the Bibliophiles du Faubourg published Le Livre du thé in an admirable edition including the translation of the art critic and poet Gabriel Mourey (1865-1943), a preface by Thomas Raucat and watercolors by J.
A. Tohno. This work is a facsimile of copy no. 94 printed for Mr. Henri Ullmann.
A small thing, like drinking a cup of tea, thus obeys a precise ritual and becomes an intense spiritual communion, at the same time as an aesthetic experience: listening to the inner path is interwoven with painting and calligraphy, poetry, philosophy, ceramic art and floral art. In 1930, the Bibliophiles du Faubourg published Le Livre du thé in an admirable edition including the translation of the art critic and poet Gabriel Mourey (1865-1943), a preface by Thomas Raucat and watercolors by J.
A. Tohno. This work is a facsimile of copy no. 94 printed for Mr. Henri Ullmann.