j o i e : d e : t e a: Words from The Book of Tea

Thursday, 25 June 2009

Words from The Book of Tea

'There is a subtle charm in the taste of tea... For Teaism is the art of concealing beauty that you may discover it, of suggesting what you dare not reveal.'

- Kakuzo Okakura, The Book of Tea, 1906.

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cha sen26 June 2009 at 8:12 am
Lovely quote -and your photo is great too- from one of my favorite tea books.
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Books about Tea

Design for Tea: Tea Wares from the Dragon Court to Afternoon Tea (Jane Pettigrew)
Eat Tea (Johanna Pruess and John Harney)
Green Gold: The Empire of Tea (Alan Macfarlane and Iris Macfarlane)
Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West (Beatrice Hohenegger)
Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down (Nicey and Wifey) (ok, this one is a little bit frivolous)
Tea Life, Tea Mind (Soshitsu Sen)
The Book of Tea (Okakura Kakuzo)
The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea (Michael Harney)
The Story of Tea (Robert J and Mary Lou Heiss)
The True History of Tea (Victor Mair and Erling Hoh)

Thursday, 25 June 2009

Words from The Book of Tea

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