VARLEY, PAUL; KUMAKURA ISAO (EDITED BY) - Tea in Japan: Essays on the History of Chanoyu

Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0824812182). Cloth, 8vo. 285 pages; 35 plates color and b&w. "Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence." Sen no Rikyu; Momoyama; Europeans; Kan'ei Culture; Chanoyu; Wabi Aesthetic. Clean throughout; light foxing to the head edges, otherwise fine condition. Small blemish to the head corner of the jacket. Very Good/Very Good.

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