{"product_id":"the-book-of-tea-kakuzo-okakura-9781933330174","title":"The Book of Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic essay at the intersection of art, philosophy, and tea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKakuzo Okakuzo was a fascinating intellectual of Japan's Meiji period. He was bilingual in English and Japanese from an early age and spent his career bridging the gap between the two cultures. Originally written in English and addressed to the Western world, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e introduced readers to \"Teaism\"--the practice of drinking tea and its relationship to religion, aesthetics, and ethics. But Okakuzo goes further, issuing a corrective to the West's orientalist caricature of Japan and the \"East.\" A fascinating document of history and philosophy rumored to have inspired Heidegger's \u003ci\u003eBeing and Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kakuzo Okakura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933330171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933330174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stone Bridge Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Kakuzo Okakura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372463476991,"sku":"9781933330174","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1872917-8dcf-4d9b-bc06-063b4a31e36f.jpg?v=1732726018","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-tea-kakuzo-okakura-9781933330174","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}