The Japanese Way of Tea: From Its Origins in China to Sen

The Japanese Way of Tea: From Its Origins in China to Sen Rikyu

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.
Country USA
Brand University of Hawaii Press
Manufacturer University of Hawaii Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 1997-12-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780824819903

The Japanese Way of Tea: From Its Origins in China to Sen Rikyu