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The Art of Appreciating Tea Bowls
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Following a period when Chinese and Korean tea bowls (Karamono chawan and Korai chawan, respectively) were highly valued, Japan began to produce its own tea bowls for the tea ceremony. This marked the birth of Japanese tea bowls (Wamono chawan). From their origins in Seto (Aichi Prefecture) and Mino (Gifu Prefecture), these tea bowls spread to various regions, each influencing one another in terms...
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What Creates the Character of a Tea Bowl
The Art of Appreciating Tea Bowls VOL.2
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It can be warm and rustic. It can be cool and delicate. Even though a host has a singular purpose in preparing a bowl of tea for a guest to enjoy, the expressions of tea bowls are diverse. This is precisely why a host can imbue a tea bowl with a sense of the season or personal sentiment, and the guest, sensing this, can connect on a deeper level.In this chapter, we will explore the elements that s...
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A Bowl Trusted for Peaceful a Sip of Tea
The Art of Appreciating Tea Bowls VOL.1
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The sound of the tea whisk ceases, and a bowl of tea is placed before you by the host. The steam softly rising from the bowl, the faint aroma of matcha powdered green tea wafting through your nose. In the serene moment before taking a sip, there is always a tea bowl between the host and the guest.Sen no Rikyu, who established the art of the tea ceremony, taught the principles of “Wa, Kei, Se...
