The Book of Tea
An essay written by Okakura Kakuzō about the role of chadō (the Japanese way of tea) and the teachings of simplicity that have influenced culture, art and architecture in Japan.
Written by Okakura Kakuzō, The Book of Tea is an essay about the role of chadō (the Japanese way of tea) and the teachings of simplicity that have influenced culture, art and architecture in Japan. The book was written in English by Okakura to share his ideas abroad and first published in 1906 during the Meiji Period (1868-1912), at a time when rapid modernization and the influence of Europe and America were transforming the Japanese nation.
Featured in the Book of the Month Collection.
Okakura Kakuzō (1863-1913) was a Japanese art critic and scholar who promoted a critical appreciation of cultural heritage as a countercurrent to the drive towards modernization and the influence of Europe and America in the era following the Meiji Restoration.
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.6 cm
