Book souvenir "Okakura Kakuzo: The Book of Tea"
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The writer, collector and art historian Okakura Tenshin (1862-1913), better known by the pseudonym Okakura Kakuzo, was born and raised in Yokohama, one of the largest cities in Japan, studied at the Faculty of Philology at Tokyo Imperial University, and upon graduation received a master's degree in art. Raised in the strict rules of Japanese traditions, in obedience to the moral code of the samurai, Okakura, at the same time, spoke English from childhood and throughout his life tried to study and understand the way of thinking of a Westerner, Western culture and art as deeply as possible. Paying tribute to the successes of the Western world, he remained sincerely devoted to the ideals of the East and worshiped its civilization and culture. Okakura was the founder and for ten years president of the State Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo, took an active part in the organization of the State Archaeological Committee, whose purpose was to preserve and study the traditions of ancient Japanese art. In 1898, after giving up the post of president of the academy, he founded a private school on the outskirts of Tokyo - the Japanese Institute of Art. He traveled extensively in Europe, China and India. While recognizing the contribution of Western civilization to the "renaissance" of Japan, he nevertheless attached great importance to the moral and philosophical wealth that had been created over the millennia under the influence of Eastern thought. Okakura also devoted a lot of time to literary work, thus trying to introduce the West to the ideals of the East; emphasizing the importance of Asian culture, he sought to weaken the power of Western influence that dominated art and literature throughout the 19th century.
Okakura Kakuzo lived in America for several years and in 1904 was invited by William Bigelow to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and in 1910 became the first curator of the Japanese and Chinese departments of this museum. At the same time, he met the collector Isabella Gardner, becoming her friend and adviser for many years. It was for reading aloud in her famous salon that the "Book of Tea" was created, published in 1906. Addressed to a Western audience, the work was originally written in English and has become a classic for tea lovers all over the world.
The circulation is 999 numbered copies. Each book has a unique number and a personal stamp of the master.
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Materials:handmade leather binding, paper, solid wood.
Number of pages:263 pages.
Format:53x76 mm.