Cha-No-Yu: The Japanese Tea CeremonyThe Japanese tea ceremony, or cha-no-yu, is one of the last vestiges of an older, gentler era. Today, it resonates as a metaphor for ancient Japanese society. Exploring the ceremony, this book enlightens the reader to the intimate aspects of ancient Japanese philosophy, history, and culture. |
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Page 79
... RETIRED LIFE The inclination for a life of retirement was partly the product of the fierce struggles of the military class for material advantages and posthumous glory . Their contempt for life and readiness to throw it away in the ...
... RETIRED LIFE The inclination for a life of retirement was partly the product of the fierce struggles of the military class for material advantages and posthumous glory . Their contempt for life and readiness to throw it away in the ...
Page 80
... retired to Kyoto and took the name of Chōshō , devoting himself to poetry and literature . His work Higashi- yama Sangeki is modelled on the Hōjōki of Kamo Chōmei , but it is noticeable that now it is a Chinese flavour that it exhibits ...
... retired to Kyoto and took the name of Chōshō , devoting himself to poetry and literature . His work Higashi- yama Sangeki is modelled on the Hōjōki of Kamo Chōmei , but it is noticeable that now it is a Chinese flavour that it exhibits ...
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... retired and handed over his fief to his son , and again in the eleventh month of the nineteenth year ( 1643 ) he had audience with Iemitsu when leaving Edo for his province , and the Shogun invited him to Cha - no - yu . On this ...
... retired and handed over his fief to his son , and again in the eleventh month of the nineteenth year ( 1643 ) he had audience with Iemitsu when leaving Edo for his province , and the Shogun invited him to Cha - no - yu . On this ...
Contents
Early Use of | 4 |
The Varieties of TeaRoom | 10 |
The Roji | 19 |
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Arbour arranged Ashikaga Ashikaga Yoshimasa asked bamboo became bowl Bunrin caddy called castle ceremony Cha-no-yu Chajin charcoal chief guest Chinese Daimyo Daisu Daitokuji Date Masamune entertained esthetic famous fief flower vase Fumai Furo Furuta Oribe Gamo Ujisato garden gate gave Hakata hand hearth Hideyoshi Hosokawa Tadaoki host Iemitsu incense burner invited Ishida Japan Japanese Kakemono Katatsuki kettle Kobori Enshu koku Kuroda Kyoto ladle look lord Maeda Toshiie mansion meal Mizuya Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga ordinary Oribe Osaka pottery presented priest province pupil replied retainers retired Rikyu Rōji round Sakai sent served Setsuin shape Shō-ō Shogun Iemitsu Sōsa Sōshitsu Sōtan stone lantern style sword Taiko taste tea jars Tea Master Tea vessels Tea-bowl Tea-caddy Tea-room Tea-spoon Teaism temple things Toko Tokonoma Tokugawa Ieyasu told took treasures trees Ujisato verse ware Water Basin window Yorinobu Yoshimasa Yuraku