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Discover the fascinating character of Okakura Kakuzo and the story of how he came to write one of the twentieth century’s most influential books on art, beauty, and simplicity—all steeped in the world’s communal cup of tea. His incredible journey took him from Yokohama to New York, Paris, Bombay, and Boston, where his life intertwined with such luminaries as Rabindranath Tagore, John Singer Sargent, Henry James, John La Farge, Isabella Stewart Gardner, and Henri Matisse. His original 1906 Book of Tea influenced the work of such notable artists as Frank Lloyd Wright and Georgia O’Keeffe.
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The Book of Tea, Okakura Kakuzō, Bruce Richardson
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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- The Book of Tea
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Okakura Kakuzō, Bruce Richardson
- Publisher
- Benjamin Press
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 104
- ISBN10
- 0983610606
- ISBN13
- 9780983610601
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Social Sciences, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Topics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Art, Architecture, Architecture & Urbanism, Spirituality, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Japan, Buddhism, China, Culture, Cultural History, Japanese Literature, Taoism, Tea, Shintoism, Ikebana
- First published
- 1906
- Original title
- The Book of Tea
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- Discover the fascinating character of Okakura Kakuzo and the story of how he came to write one of the twentieth century’s most influential books on art, beauty, and simplicity—all steeped in the world’s communal cup of tea. His incredible journey took him from Yokohama to New York, Paris, Bombay, and Boston, where his life intertwined with such luminaries as Rabindranath Tagore, John Singer Sargent, Henry James, John La Farge, Isabella Stewart Gardner, and Henri Matisse. His original 1906 Book of Tea influenced the work of such notable artists as Frank Lloyd Wright and Georgia O’Keeffe.