First published in 1933 as Cha-No-Yu, or The Japanese Tea Ceremony, this classic remains the gold standard for books on the five-centuries-old tea ceremony, which is itself "an epitome of Japanese civilization." Abundantly illustrated with drawings of tea ceremony furniture and utensils, tearoom architecture and garden design, floor and ground plans, and numerous other features, The Japanese Tea Ceremony beautifully presents the art of the tea ceremony. Split into three parts, it expresses the importance of the history and traditions, the various masters of the art over the centuries, and the more physical manifestations in the art, architecture and garden design of this disciplined esthetic.
