Linda Hewitt

  ,The Japanese Tea Ceremony and the Shoguns,
, is a conciseÂ historical overview of the evolution of ,cha-no-yu ,- that uniquely JapaneseÂ ritual, the tea ceremony - and how it was used in Japan by the shoguns andÂ other political powers between the twelfth and twentieth centuries to validateÂ position and consolidate power. ,The contributions of leading tea masters of the past are summarized. A description of a typical tea ceremony is provided,Â together with a discussion of the appropriate environment and utensils. TheÂ spirit and purpose of the tea ceremony are also addressed. ,The text - by award-winning author Linda Hewitt - isÂ approximately 13,000 words long. Elegant pen-and-ink illustrations drawnÂ specifically for the piece by award-winning artist Robert Hewitt demonstrateÂ some of the aesthetic elements associated with the ceremony. Related drawingsÂ from nineteenth-century Japanese chap books, hand-colored for this edition,Â decorate the text. The survey - which has been used as supplemental reading inÂ college-level cross-cultural history courses - approaches the topic in an accessible,Â reader-friendly style.
Food and Drink,Tea,Nonfiction
The Japanese Tea Ceremony and the Shoguns (Cultural History)