{"product_id":"the-book-of-tea-茶の本-japanese-english-bilingual-edition-dual-language-nippon-series","title":"The Book of Tea (茶の本) – Japanese-English Bilingual Edition【Dual-Language Nippon Series】","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most famous works explaining Japanese aesthetics to the Western world. Written in 1906 by art critic and cultural philosopher Okakura Tenshin (Okakura Kakuzō), this bilingual edition presents the original English text alongside its Japanese translation, allowing readers to experience both the language and the philosophy of Japan at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBorn in Yokohama during the late Edo period, Okakura grew up speaking English and became an international intellectual. While studying under American scholar Ernest Fenollosa, he devoted his life to protecting traditional Japanese art at a time when Westernization threatened its survival. He later founded the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (today Tokyo University of the Arts) and the Japan Art Institute, becoming one of the central figures of modern Japanese art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn this book, Okakura uses tea and the tea ceremony (\u003ci\u003echanoyu\u003c\/i\u003e) as a gateway to explain the deeper values of Japanese culture — simplicity, harmony, imperfection, humility, and appreciation of transience. Rather than being a manual about how to prepare tea, the work is a philosophical essay describing the entire worldview behind it. Through humor and elegant prose, he introduces Zen thought, aesthetics, architecture, gardens, and daily life, showing how they are all connected to the spirit of tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTogether with \u003ci\u003eBushido: The Soul of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e, this book helped Western intellectuals understand Japanese and East Asian values for the first time. Over a century later, it remains one of the most accessible introductions to the Japanese sense of beauty and the concept often associated with \u003ci\u003ewabi-sabi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe bilingual layout places Japanese and English side-by-side, making it ideal both as a cultural text and a Japanese learning resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy You’ll Love It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOne of the most important books on Japanese culture and aesthetics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eExplains tea ceremony philosophy and Zen influence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eReadable both in English and Japanese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePerfect for Japanese language learners and culture enthusiasts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA classic cultural work still widely read worldwide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAuthor: Okakura Tenshin (Okakura Kakuzō)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSeries: Dual-Language Nippon Series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePublisher: IBC Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eLanguage: Japanese \u0026amp; English (bilingual)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ePages: 180 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDimensions: 18.03 × 1.52 × 25.4 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IBC Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403637256481,"sku":"9784896846850","price":57.28,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/7214\/5240\/files\/617LfF1UKJL._SY522.jpg?v=1772177413","url":"https:\/\/wabisabi-store.jp\/zh\/products\/the-book-of-tea-%e8%8c%b6%e3%81%ae%e6%9c%ac-japanese-english-bilingual-edition-dual-language-nippon-series","provider":"WABI-SABI STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}