The Book of Tea
author
Okakura Kakuzo
(Yokohama, 1862 - 1913, Akakura)
printer
The Schilling Press
(active New York, early 19th century)
publisher
Fox, Duffield and Company
(active New York, 1903 - 1906)
Date1906
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions19.6 x 12.1 x 1.9 cm (7 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.a.1.15
Descriptionix, 160 p. ; 20 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #100335594)Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella was good friends with Okakura Kakuzo, the curator of Chinese and Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In the winter of 1905, Okakura presided over a Japanese tea ceremony held by candlelight in the Museum. He presented Isabella with this copy of his newly published essay, The Book of Tea. After Okakura’s untimely death in 1913, she inscribed the book with the dates of his death and of the memorial service she held in his honor at Fenway Court. At the service itself, she gave out copies of the book to those in attendance.
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Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID17287
Source ID5579
