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The Book of Tea
Licensing Information
Published January 2020
Words: 18,100 in English (approx.)
Series: 3 available
PDF sample: upon request
Selling Points
- A century-old publication refreshed and accompanied by beautiful photography.
- A must-read for anyone wanting to know about Japanese aesthetics and values.
- A useful reference book on Japanese aesthetics, Bushido, and history.
Description
The Book of Tea, since its first publication in the US in 1906, has been functioned as an introduction to aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. It elucidates the Japanese tea ceremony's relationship with Zen, Taoism, Kado, and, more broadly, through a discussion of Japanese aesthetic principles, the essence of art and the true meaning of life.
- Size：160×128mm
- Pages：256Pages（Full Color）
- Binding：Softbound
- Publisher：PIE International
- Language：Japanese edition and English edition are available
- ISBN：978-4-7562-5280-7 Ｃ0070
- Author：Kakuzo Okakura
- Photo by Yasuhiro Okawa
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Author
Okakura Kakuzo (1863 –1913, 岡倉天心 Okakura Tenshin) was a Japanese scholar who
contributed to the development of arts in Japan. Having studied under Harvard-educated
professor Ernest Fenollosa, he became one of the founders of Tokyo School of Fine Arts,
and a year later became its head. Invited by William Sturgis Bigelow, he became the first
head of the Asian art division at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1910.
Photographer
Okawa Yasuhiro (1944-) is a photographer who was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan whose
work has appeared in many well-known magazines such as <i>Fujin Gahō, Utsukushii Kimono,
Waraku</i> and others. He is a member of the Japan Advertising Photographers’ Association.
The English edition published by PIE International is exported worldwide.
