tea-masters

Great was the ingenuity displayed by the tea-masters in producing these effects of serenity and purity.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

Latterly the various tea-masters substituted various Chinese characters according to their conception of the tea-room, and the term Sukiya may signify the Abode of Vacancy or the Abode of the Unsymmetrical.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

Indeed, the carpenters employed by the tea-masters form a distinct and highly honoured class among artisans, their work being no less delicate than that of the makers of lacquer cabinets.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

The first independent tea-room was the creation of Senno-Soyeki, commonly known by his later name of Rikiu, the greatest of all tea-masters, who, in the sixteenth century, under the patronage of Taiko-Hideyoshi, instituted and brought to a high state of perfection the formalities of the Tea-ceremony.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

The nature of the sensations to be aroused in passing through the roji differed with different tea-masters.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

All our great tea-masters were students of Zen and attempted to introduce the spirit of Zennism into the actualities of life.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

The last moments of the great tea-masters were as full of exquisite refinement as had been their lives.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

Not only in the usages of polite society, but also in the arrangement of all our domestic details, do we feel the presence of the tea-masters.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

Great as has been the influence of the tea-masters in the field of art, it is as nothing compared to that which they have exerted on the conduct of life.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906

The Seven Kilns of Enshiu are well known to all students of Japanese pottery. many of our textile fabrics bear the names of tea-masters who conceived their color or design.

The Book of Tea Okakura, Kakuzo, 1862-1913 1906