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Tea Ceremony Japanese Culture
592 wordsThe Japanese Tea Ceremony has been a tradition in the Japanese culture for many years. The ceremony incorporates much of the Buddhist religion with the ideals of Zen. The ceremony has many steps that end with drinking tea that is said to cleanse the spirit. In order to obtain a complete understanding of the cultural significance of the ceremony, it is necessary to understand the history behind the ceremony and how it evolved into what it is today. Tea was first introduced to Japan by a group of ...
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Raku Ware And Staffordshire Pottery
1,051 wordsRaku Ware was originally from Japan in the town of Kyoto and was named after the Raku family during the 16 th Century. At this time, the Emperor Hide yoshi had conquered Korea and the native potters immigrated to Japan bringing with them pottery techniques and knowledge. The pots were produced for the Zan Buddhist tea ceremony and the decorating and firing of the pots were part of the tea ceremony. Bernard Leach introduced Raku into the west after living in Japan and China setting up pottery in ...
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Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
1,871 wordsNorth Korean Cuisine Korea is considered to be one of the oldest civilizations. It dates back to 3000 years. It goes without saying that for such a long period different historical changes influenced greatly the changes in Korean cuisine. They should be mentioned. The state is situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. At present, it is divided into North Korea and South Korea. The state borders China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across t...
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2004 From The World Wide Tea Ceremony
1,850 wordsCulture of Japan Because of its isolation from continental influences, Japan has developed a unique and fascinating culture, in which thousand years old traditions and customs are combined with wide using of modern technologies and innovations in every minute of peoples daily life. That is why Japan can be named as a country of contradictions, and there is hardly possible to find another place on earth overflowing with more differences and contrasts. Japan with the population exceeding 125 milli...
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Tea Ceremony Zen Buddhism
1,711 wordsJapanese Aesthetics, Wabi-Sabi, And The Tea Ceremony Japanese Aesthetics, Wabi-Sabi, And The Tea Ceremony Aesthetics: In the Western world, aesthetics is considered the branch of philosophy that is concerned with concepts of value and beauty as they relate to the arts. Philosophers from Plato until the present time have had rigid ideas about what artists should create and what people should like, but in todays world, a estheticians represent a variety of approaches to the philosophy of art. Aest...
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Tea Ceremony Visual Arts
822 wordsJapanese Tea Ceremony Tea was first introduced to Japan along with Buddhism from China in the 6 th century, but the Emperor Some introduced tea drinking to the country. During the Heian period (794 - 1185), tea was made from steamed and dried tea leaves ground into a powder called macha. In the 15 th century, Just Murata introduced many of the concepts of spirituality into tea ceremony, including the special room only used for the chaney. Tea ceremonies were required to follow a certain order. Z...
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