Japanese Tea Culture

Why is the tea-room entrance, or nijiriguchi, so narrow? How did the practice of “passing the bowl,” or mawashinomi, come about? And what hidden meaning lies behind the ritual purification of hands and mouth, or chōzu? Chanoyu, the art of preparing tea, developed against a backdrop of social turmoil...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Kumakura, Isao
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture 2023
Subjects:	Art Asian Japanese Cooking Beverages Coffee & Tea History Asia Japan
Online Access:	OCN: 1379314825
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