The Book of Tea

Name: The Book of Tea
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ISBN: 9781838866914

Japanese Tea Ceremonies and Culture

Okakura Kakuzo

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English

Amber Books
16 June 2026

Zen Buddhism; Taoism; Food & society; Non-alcoholic beverages; Parties, etiquette & entertaining

Series: Chinese Bound

Beautiful hand-bound edition of this classic musing on the benefits of tea.

The Book of Tea, written in English in 1906 for a Western audience, celebrates the secular art of the Japanese tea ceremony and linking its importance with Zen Buddhism and Taoism. Covering cultural life, aesthetics and philosophy, this is an exquisitely produced edition using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques.

'Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage,' are the opening words of Okakura Kakuzo's The Book of Tea, written in English in 1906 for a Western audience. The book is a long essay celebrating the secular art of the Japanese tea ceremony and linking its importance with Zen Buddhism and Taoism. It is both about cultural life, aesthetics and philosophy, emphasising how Teaism a term Kakuzo coined taught the Japanese many things; most importantly, simplicity, which can be seen in Japanese art and architecture. Looking back at the evolution of the Japanese tea ceremony, Kakuzo argues that Teaism, in itself, is one of the profound universal remedies that two parties could sit down to. Where the West had scoffed at Eastern religion and morals, it held Eastern tea ceremonies in high regard. With a new introduction, this is an exquisitely produced edition of a classic text made using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques. Surely it's time for tea.

AUTHOR: Okakura Kakuzo (18621913) was a Japanese scholar who contributed to the development of arts in Japan and the promotion of Asian culture to the West. He wrote his major books in English.

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A beautifully packaged book made using traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques .

Both a spiritual work and one that explains and celebrates the art of the Japanese tea ceremony .

A hugely influential book on western thinking in the 20th century

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By: Okakura Kakuzo
Imprint: Amber Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New
Dimensions: Height: 265mm, Width: 196mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 800g
ISBN: 9781838866914
ISBN 10: 1838866914
Series: Chinese Bound
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 16 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Okakura Kakuzō (1862–1913) was a Japanese scholar who contributed to the development of arts in Japan and the promotion of Asian culture to the West. He wrote his major books in English.