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Japanese tea ceremony
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The Japanese tea ceremony is a cultural activity known as sadō/chadō or chanoyu. The ceremony focuses on the presentation and serving of matcha, powdered green tea; this procedure is called temae. Muc
Master Sen no Rikyū, who codified the way of tea (painting by Hasegawa Tōhaku)
Master Sen no Rikyū, who codified the way of tea (painting by Hasegawa Tōhaku)
An open tea house serving matcha (ippuku issen (一服一銭), right) and a peddler selling extracts (senjimono-uri (煎じ物売) left), illustration from Shichiju-i
An open tea house serving matcha (ippuku issen (一服一銭), right) and a peddler selling extracts (senjimono-uri (煎じ物売) left), illustration from Shichiju-ichiban shokunin utaawase (七十一番職人歌合), Muromachi period; Ippuku issen's monk clothing depicts the relationship between matcha culture, tea offerings, and Buddhism.
One of the earliest surviving images of the formal serving of tea. Here, monkeys, who were sacred to the shrine, imitate humans in a poetry competitio
One of the earliest surviving images of the formal serving of tea. Here, monkeys, who were sacred to the shrine, imitate humans in a poetry competition that lasts all night. The monkeys try to stay awake by drinking strong green tea, but some have fallen asleep.
Jo-an chashitsu (National Treasure)
Jo-an chashitsu (National Treasure)
Chashitsu
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Chashitsu in Japanese tradition is an architectural space designed to be used for tea ceremony gatherings.
Japanese tea ceremony
…the rules of the tea house, tea garden, utensils, and procedures of the tea ceremony with his own interpretation. He also introduced a much smaller chashitsu (tea house) and rustic, distorted ceramic tea bowls specifically for the tea ceremony, and emphasized the tea ceremony based on the aesthetic of wabi…
Interior view of a tea room
Interior view of a tea room
Tai-an (待庵), the only extant chashitsu designed by Sen no Rikyū, representing his concept of wabi-cha. Located in Myōki-an in Ōyamazaki, Kyoto (Nation
Tai-an (待庵), the only extant chashitsu designed by Sen no Rikyū, representing his concept of wabi-cha. Located in Myōki-an in Ōyamazaki, Kyoto (National Treasure)
The Golden Tea Room (MOA Museum of Art)
The Golden Tea Room (MOA Museum of Art)