Cha-no-yu: The Japanese Tea Ceremony - Softcover

Sadler, A. L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804812241 ISBN 13: 9780804812245

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 1977

Synopsis

This disciplined estheticism, as expressed in architecture, garden design, flower arrangement, pottery, painting, and other arts intimately related with the cha-no-yu, forms the focus of attention in the first part of this book.The second part, entitled "Tea Masters, " presents a series of stories illustrating the tea experiences of representative men of all types during the Muromachi, Momoyama, and Tokugawa periods. The book is abundantly illustrated with drawings of tea-ceremony furniture and utensils, tearoom architecture and garden design, floor and ground plans, and numerous other features of the cha-no-yu. A number of photographic plates picture famous tea bowls, teahouses, and gardens.

About this title

Synopsis:

The Japanese tea ceremony, or cha-no-yu, is one of the last vestiges of an older, gentler era. Today, it resonates as a metaphor for ancient Japanese society. Exploring the ceremony, this book enlightens the reader to the intimate aspects of ancient Japanese philosophy, history, and culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0804812241
• ISBN 13: 9780804812245
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 295