Spirit of Tea

The Urasenke Way of Tea dates back to its founder. Sen no Rikyu (1522-1591) who perfected the tea ritual he learned from his teacher and passed it to his heir, setting the stage for the unbroken transmission of the Japanese tea ceremony down to modern times. This elegant discourse presents the procedures and implements of the Way of Tea through exquisite photography and informative captions. It not only introduces in a step-by-step and and readily comprehensible manner all the formal elements in of the tea ceremony, it also discusses in depth the philosophical and spiritual values underlying this ancient tradition.Soshitsu, Sen is the author of 'Spirit of Tea', published 2003 under ISBN 9780834805309 and ISBN 0834805308.