The Japanese Tea Ceremony: Cha-no-Yu and the Zen Art of Mindfulness
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The Japanese Tea Ceremony: Cha-no-Yu and the Zen Art of Mindfulness
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Overview
Framed by intricately choreographed steps, the tea ceremony is as much about the search for enlightenment as it is about serving tea. Within the serenity of the tea room, the ceremony, with its highly formal structure, becomes an object of focus for meditation. As the water is heated and the tea is served, the ultimate goal is losing the sense of self while gaining inner peace. The path to mindfulness runs through the center of the tea ceremony.
Abundantly illustrated with over 160 drawings and 40 color photos showing every aspect of the ceremony, this book takes readers on a complete tour of furniture and utensils, teahouses and gardens, and numerous other features of Cha-no-Yu. It also delves into the many disciplines included within the broader framework of the tea ceremony—Japanese art, calligraphy, flower arrangements, architecture, gardening, and exquisite handicrafts. Learn more about the experiences of masters of the tea ceremony over the centuries and histories of the various schools and traditions of the art of tea. Full-color photos of tea bowls, teahouses, and gardens reveal the exquisite artistry of the cult of tea and this important Japanese tradition.
With a new foreword by award-winning author Laura C. Martin, The Japanese Tea Ceremony is a fascinating exploration of the ritual and Zen philosophy of one of Japan's greatest customs, truly "an epitome of Japanese civilization."
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9784805315064 |
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| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Publication date: | 04/23/2019 |
| Pages: | 336 |
| Sales rank: | 511,645 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d) |
About the Author
Laura C. Martin is an award-winning author who has studied the complexities of plants for decades. She served as the garden editor for Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles and Georgia magazine and has written for publications ranging from American Horticulturist to Better Homes & Gardens. She is the author of A History of Tea: The Life and Times of the World's Favorite Beverage.
Table of Contents
Foreword Laura C. Martin xi
Foreword xv
A Note on the Photographs xix
Introduction xxi
Chapter 1
Origins 1
The Early Use of Tea 5
Kakoi and Sukiya 7
The Varieties of Tearoom 11
Tea Utensils 17
The Roji 21
The Mizuya 29
Trees and Shrubs 29
The Water Basin 32
The Setsuin or Privy 35
The Stone Lantern 38
Times for Cha-no-yu 46
Dress for Cha-no-yu 51
The Guests 53
Order of Meal 58
The Kakemono 62
Flower Arrangements for Cha-no-yu 63
Order of Tea Ceremony 65
Tea for the Emperor and the Tokugawa Shoguns 67
Regulation for the Sukiya of the Shogun 71
The Pottery of Cha-no-yu 73
The Connoisseurship of Tea Vessels 80
Furuta Oribe and Kobori Enshu 86
The Retired Life 88
Dazai Jun on Cha-no-yu 93
A Criticism of Cha-no-yu from the "Kokoro-no-Soshi" of Matsudaria Sadanobu 94
Observations of Matsudaria Fumai on Cha-no-yu 95
The Tea Maxims of Nambo Sokei and Rikyu 96
Tea Maxims of Hosokawa Tadaoki 96
The Tea Maxims of Kuroda Josui Written up in His Mizuya 97
Obiter Dicta of Kobori Enshu 97
The Maxims of Kobori Enshu 98
The Wall Maxims of Karasu-maru Mitsuhiro 98
Wall Maxims of the Zen Priest Takuan Osho 99
The Tea Maxims of Matsudaira Fumai 99
The Tea Maxims of Matsudaria Naritada 100
The Rules of Zuihosai Issoku 101
Mass Celebrated in a Tearoom 104
Chapter 2 Tea Masters
Murata Shuko the Founder of the Tea Ceremony 105
The Ten Virtues of Tea 106
Ashikaga Yoshimasa Originates the Four-and-a-Half Mat Tearoom 107
Takeno Sho-o 109
Sho-o Divines the Intention of His Host 111
Ichiro and Ikkyu 113
Miyoshi Jikkyu 113
Sen-no-Rikyu 114
Rikyu and The Daisu 116
Verses of Sen-no-Rikyu 119
Rikyu and Do-An 125
The Yae Mugura Kakemono Changes Hands 127
Hosokawa Yusai 130
One Version of the Death of Sen-no-Rikyu 132
Oda Nobunaga Entertains his Retainers 136
Inaba Ittetsu 137
Shibata Katsuie Obtains the Kettle Ubaguchi 138
Yamashina Hechigwan 139
The Dawn Cha-no-yu of Hidetsugu 143
Hideyoshi's Golden Tearoom 143
Hideyoshi Entertains at Osaka Castle 144
Otomo Sorin and His Tea-Caddies 146
Hideyoshi's Cha-no-yu in the Field 147
Hideyoshi Entertains the Chinese Envoys 147
Hideyoshi's Great Cha-no-yu at Kitano 149
Naya Sukeuemon Profits by the Sale of Tea-Jars 152
Awaguchi Zensuke Refuses the Taiko's Request 152
Hino Terusuke Sells a Tea-Caddy 153
Maeda Toshiie Assists Exiled Friends 154
Kobayakawa Takakage Tests the Wit of His Retainers 156
Furuta Oribe and the Incense 157
Furuta Shigenari on the Battlefield 158
Kuroda Josui Understands the Meaning of Cha-no-yu 159
Oda Yuraku's Mistake 160
Oda Yuraku's Dawn Tea 160
Yabuuchi Shochi and the Incense-Burner 163
Shimai Soshitsu 164
Shimai Soshitsu and the Narashiba Tea-Caddy 165
Soshitsu and the Korean Expedition 167
Kamiya Sotan 169
Kamiya Sotan Entertains Hideyoshi 169
Kamiya Sotan Gives Away the Hakata Bunrin 172
Hosokawa Tadaoki and Ieyasu 173
Nagai Naokatsu and Ii Naomasa 174
The Tea-Jars of Tokugawa Ieyasu 176
Ieyasu Entertains Hideyoshi 177
Tokugawa Ieyasu Gives His Tea Vessels to His Son 177
Gamo Ujisato 178
Ishida Mitsunari 179
Hosokawa Tadaoki 180
Tadaoki Sells His Tea Vessels 183
Watanabe Soan 186
Kamibayashi Chikuan 188
The Case of Kanzaki Chikugoku 189
Todo Takatora's Golden Tea Kettle 190
Kato Kiyomasa and the Broken Tea Bowl 190
Asano Nagamasa 192
Ueda Mondo Shigeyasu 193
Konoe Ozan's Ready Wit 195
Nagai Dokyu's Good Luck 196
Nabeshima Naoshige's Kakemono 197
Hidetada's Escape 197
Date Masamune 198
Katagiri Sadaaki 200
Takugawa Yorinobu 201
Tokugawa Yorinobu Conceals a Mistake by His Cleverness 202
Tokugawa Yorinobu and the Lantern of Kobori Enshu 205
Honor Done to a Tea Master 206
Itakura Shigemune Grinds His Own Tea 208
Tachibana Muneshige 209
The Simple Tea of Doi Toshikatsu 210
Ii Naotaka Returns a Famous Tea-Caddy 210
Even Kobori Enshu is Not Infallible 211
Matsuura Shigenobu 212
Iemitsu and the Nagasaki Bugyo 213
Hotta Masamori 215
The Shogun Iemitsu Visits Gamo Tadasato 216
Mori Hidemoto Entertains Iemitsu 217
Abe Tadaaki and the Jar 219
Inaba Masanori 220
Tokugawa Mitsukuni 222
Tokugawa Mitsukuni and Ii Naozumi 222
Ii Naomasa and Hideyoshi 223
Ii Naotaka 223
Sakai Tadakiyo and the Kokura Paper 223
Gamo Satonaga's Tearoom 224
Kano Tann'yu 225
Hon-ami Koetsu 226
Yoshino 227
Kuriyama Daizen Pays His Friend's Debt with a Flower Vase 229
An Imperial Tearoom 232
The Kwampaku Konoe Iehiro 234
Sen Sotan 234
Yamada Sohen 235
Otaka Gengo Uses Cha-no-yu to Spy on Kira Kozuke-no-suke 235
Yokogawa Kampei 237
Concerning Kira Kozuke-no-suke Yoshinaka 238
Matsuura Masashi Makes "Night Attack" Teaspoon 239
Sen Sosa III 240
Yoshimune's Simplicity 243
Hotta Masasuke's Generosity 244
Makino Sadaharu's Generosity 244
Matsudaira Nankai 245
Matsudaira Fumai 246
Kobori Masamine 248
Akimoto Suzutomo Rebukes His Retainer for Giving Too Little for a Bowl 248
Shibayama Motoaki 249
Kawakami Fuhaku 250
Imai Sosen 251
Mine Genwa Buys a Plum Tree 252
Doi Toyotaka 253
Hijikata Nui-no-suke 254
Yanagida Shogen and the Frog 255
The Kwanryo's Brazier 256
Yanagisawa Gien and Akishino Yohei 256
Yodoya Tatsugoro 259
Kawachiya Tarobei 260
Tokugawa Ienari 261
Katsushika Gombei and Cha-no-yu 261
Ii Naosuke 262
Shibata Zeshin 263
Chapter 3
Schools of Tea 265
The Master of the House of Lira Sen-ke 267
Some Characteristic Names of Tearooms 268
Program of a Cha-no-yu party 269
Examples of Rikyu's Menus for Kaiseki 271
Books Consulted 272
Index 275