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  • Published: 31 July 2001
  • ISBN: 9780834823457
  • Imprint: RH US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 112

The Book of Tea




46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946

This modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the Way of Tea from its ancient origins in Chinese Taoism to its culmination in the Zen discipline known as the Japanese tea ceremony—an enchanting practice bringing together such arts as architecture, pottery, and flower arranging to create an experience that delights the senses, calms the mind, and refreshes the spirit.

Combining the rich aesthetic of Asian culture through the history, philosophy, and practice of tea, The Book of Tea has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of readers since it was first published in 1906.

  • Published: 31 July 2001
  • ISBN: 9780834823457
  • Imprint: RH US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 112

Other books in the series

The New Penguin Book Of American Short Stories, From Washington Irving To Lydia Davis
When You Are Old
The Black Tulip
The Lady of the Camellias
Selected Poetry
Venus in Furs
Man and Superman
Military Dispatches
The Prelude

About the author

Kakuzo Okakura

Kakuzo Okakura (1863-1913) was a Japanese scholar and art critic who in the era of Meiji Restoration reform promoted a critical appreciation of traditional forms, customs and beliefs. Outside Japan, he is chiefly renowned for The Book of Tea: A Japanese Harmony of Art, Culture, and the Simple Life, published by Penguin Classics.