The Book of Tea

The Book of Tea
Title page of the American edition of The Book of Tea
AuthorOkakura Kakuzō
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFox, Duffield & Company
Publication date
1906
Publication placeUnited States
Pages160
TextThe Book of Tea at Wikisource

The Book of Tea (茶の本, Cha no Hon) A Japanese Harmony of Art, Culture, and the Simple Life (1906)[1] by Okakura Kakuzō (1906) is a long essay linking the role of chadō (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life and protesting Western caricatures of "the East".

  1. ^ Okakura, Kakuzo (2008). The Book of Tea. Applewood Books. ISBN 978-1-4290-1279-9.