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tea ceremony Mizuno Toshikata, c. 1895
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tea ceremony
tea ceremony A woman performing a traditional tea ceremony, Japan.

tea ceremony

Japanese tradition
Also known as: chadō, chanoyu, sadō
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tea ceremony, time-honoured institution in Japan, rooted in the principles of Zen Buddhism and founded upon the reverence of the beautiful in the daily routine of life. It is an aesthetic way of welcoming guests, in which everything is done according to an established order. The ceremony takes place in a tea house (cha-shitsu), which ideally is a small structure detached from the main house but which is often simply a special room of the...

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