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Essays · English

The Book of Tea

Okakura Kakuzō

Original English · 1906

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Put the kettle on.

Read Okakura on tea, art and hospitality. Make a cup with sourced sencha, black-tea and matcha methods, and an adjustable infusion timer.

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Seven essays, original English, checked against the 1906 G. P. Putnam’s Sons witness. Includes the dedication, detailed contents, ten source notes and original verse lineation.

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