| The Book of Tea Contributor(s): Okakura, Kakuzo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535468726 ISBN-13: 9781535468725 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Cooking | Beverages - Coffee & Tea |
| Lexile Measure: 1190 |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 6" W x 9" (0.19 lbs) 54 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1906 in turn-of-the century Boston, a small, esoteric book about tea was written with the intention of being read aloud in the famous salon of Isabella Gardner, Boston's most famous socialite. It was authored by Okakura Kakuzo, a Japanese philosopher, art expert, and curator. Little known at the time, Kakuzo would emerge as one of the great thinkers of the early 20th century, a genius who was insightful, witty-and greatly responsible for bridging Western and Eastern cultures. Okakura had been taught at a young age to speak English and was more than capable of expressing to Westerners the nuances of tea and the Japanese Tea Ceremony. |