The Book of Tea by Okakura Kabuzo, 1966 Edition andersen studio this is just a lovely

this is just a lovely object that feels great in the hand and that I think has many more good years in it yet

with wear and some dryness/light cracking to the wood (which I have not touched)

the dovetail box is missing the edge trim on one end of its sliding top

there are some light scratches to the surface of the white frame

The bowl is is marked on bottom: "LO58" (in relief) and stamped "Made in West Germany" and "1786

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kabuzo, 1966 Edition andersen studio this is just a lovelySuch a beautiful book! First published in 1906, The Book of Tea is a long essay linking the role of "Chad" (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life. In this work, Okakura Kabuza discusses Zen and Taosim, but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life, emphasizing the significance of Teaism in teaching important things, including simplicity. "It (Teaism) inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the