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alash612's review
4.0
I don't know why it took me so long to finish it!
For the Chado practitioners who are interested and wants to visualize what Sen no Rikyu and his disciples experience when performing, learning and creating the way of tea. You can actually get a feel and an understanding of the relationship between Rikyu and his Disciples, wife, successors, and with the Lords of Japan.
I wish I had finished this book before my visit to the Chado art museum in Kyoto; as many of Chadogu (tea utensils) mentioned in the book were actually present at that museum! (Note about the Chado museum: they change the displayed Chadogu sometimes, and they have a hall where a suite able seasonal tea ceremony is performed for the guests)
"Stories from a tearoom window" is for the tea aficionados, Chado students, and Japanophiles. One downside about this book is it was a literal translation as the translator could have been more creative in titling some of the stories to capture the readers attention; if I haven't had the background knowledge about Chado I wouldn't touch such a book and I wouldn't be able to understand or grasp overall feel of what the stories are telling.
For the Chado practitioners who are interested and wants to visualize what Sen no Rikyu and his disciples experience when performing, learning and creating the way of tea. You can actually get a feel and an understanding of the relationship between Rikyu and his Disciples, wife, successors, and with the Lords of Japan.
I wish I had finished this book before my visit to the Chado art museum in Kyoto; as many of Chadogu (tea utensils) mentioned in the book were actually present at that museum! (Note about the Chado museum: they change the displayed Chadogu sometimes, and they have a hall where a suite able seasonal tea ceremony is performed for the guests)
"Stories from a tearoom window" is for the tea aficionados, Chado students, and Japanophiles. One downside about this book is it was a literal translation as the translator could have been more creative in titling some of the stories to capture the readers attention; if I haven't had the background knowledge about Chado I wouldn't touch such a book and I wouldn't be able to understand or grasp overall feel of what the stories are telling.
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