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Japanese Art of
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History of Tea
in Japan
A.D. 727 Tea was an official gift from the Chinese Tang
Court presented to Emperor Shomu of Japan.
Yr. 794 Tea was planted in the Imperial Garden in Kyoto (then
Heian)
Yr. 900 Japanese monks went to study Buddhism in China and
brought tea back with them
Yr.1191 Eisai, a Japanese Buddhist monk went to China.
He returned with tea seeds and started planting tea in Japan.
Eisai also wrote the first Japanese tea book, which later influenced
the development of the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Yr. 1400s Tea became a popular drink in Japan.
Yr. 1477 The rules of etiquette for what is called Chanoyu,
or “hot-water tea”, was created by a Buddhist priest named Murata
Shuko. Shohun Yoshimasa also created the first tearoom in his
palace.
Yr. 1584 The first Teahouse, a structure built for the
purpose of serving and drinking tea, was developed by Sen-nio Rikyu. |
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The Japanese tea
ceremony, or Cha-no-yu, meaning “hot water for tea”, is more
than an elaborate ritual. It is an interlude in which one leads
oneself for the moment to the spirit of beauty, quietude, and
politeness toward others. The ceremony may be practiced anywhere,
at home or in a teahouse.
There are 4
principles: harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility
(wa, kae, sae, jubuo)
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Harmony:
with other people and with nature. The tea ceremony is the way of
bringing one’s self into harmony with nature.
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Respects:
a harmonious relationship with others.
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Purity:
clean yourselves through the five senses - sense of hearing when
hearing the sound of water(which remind one of the silence outside),
sense of sight when see the flowers, sense of touch when touch the
utensils, sense of smell when smell the scent of the flowers, sense of
taste when drinking tea.
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Tranquility
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