BOOK OF TEA: JAPANESE TEA CEREMONIES AND CULTURE (HB)

‘Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage’ are the opening words of Okakura Kakuzo’s book, written in English in 1906 for a Western audience. The author argues that Teaism ( a term he invented) 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?