The Book of Tea by Okakura Kabuzo, 1966 Edition andersen studio The bowl is is marked

The bowl is is marked on bottom: "LO58" (in relief) and stamped "Made in West Germany" and "1786

and one of them is carved wooden whimsies like this chain

circa 1940

a few slices of "betal nut" are wrapped in betel leaf

the dovetail box is missing the edge trim on one end of its sliding top

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kabuzo, 1966 Edition andersen studio The bowl is is markedSuch a beautiful book! First published in 1906, The Book of Tea is a long essay linking the role of "Chad" (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. In this work, Okakura Kabuza discusses Zen and Taosim, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life, emphasizing the significance of Teaism in teaching important things, including simplicity. "It (Teaism) inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the