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Departs from the often highly ideological nature of (Japanese) writing on the tea ceremony which masquerade as scholarship. Does not concentrate on one house or school, but takes a critical look across schools, periods and topics Features big names in the field, including Patricia Graham (Tea of the Sages), Kumakura Isao (Tea in Japan), Louise Cort (Shigaraki, Curator Asian Ceramics, Smithsonian Institute) as well as new material and outlook from young scholars Illustrated Suitable for introductory level as well as holding great interest for tea scholars. Attention to both the historical, ritual and aesthetic side as well as the larger social, political and economic dimensions