First published in 1883 and written by the foremost authority of the era, this extremely influential book offers a brief but concise introduction to Asian art. One of its major themes, the connections between spirituality and the evolution of Asian art, provided the earliest lucid English-language a[...]

Minor classic of the Orient. Perhaps the most entertaining, most charming explanation and interpretation of traditional Japanese culture in terms of the tea ceremony. Introduction, notes by E. F. Bleiler. "Provocative and entertaining, this edition is particularly pleasing in format." -- "Guide to A[...]

"The long isolation of Japan from the rest of the world, so conducive to introspection, has been highly favourable to the development of Teaism. Our home and habits, costume and cuisine, porcelain, lacquer, painting-our very literature-all have been subject to its influence. No student of Japanese c[...]

The Book of Tea has served for more than a century as one of the most perceptive introductions to Asian life and thought in English. Publication of the book was a pioneering effort in the cultural bridge-building between East and West. Kakuzo Okakura perceived chanoyu—literally, "the way of tea[...]

Kirja teestä on itäaasialaisen estetiikan klassikko. Japanilainen, Yhdysvalloissa loppuelämänsä työskennellyt Kakuzo Okakura (1862-1913) oli aikansa merkittävimpiä japanilaisen ja kiinalaisen taiteen tuntijoita. Vuonna 1906 ilmestyneen viehättävän kirjansa teestä hän kirjoitti alun peri[...]