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Trigram "kan" (water) drawn on ashes to be used in boiling tea water
(example of Chinese Tang philosophical foundations of tea preparation in practice in Japan)
Session 28—Mon, Oct 31: Understanding traditional “wabicha” | Tea practices in Kamakura and mid-Muromachi Japan
Topics
❖ Conceptual framework: Intertextuality as a tool in understanding the origins of wabicha
❖ Historical background: Military rule, Buddhist reforms
❖ Two streams of early tea practice in Japan: service at Buddhist temples and “kaisho” parties
Thoughts—read before class, revisit for tests
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Required—to be completed for today's session
✓ Kamakura Tea Contests (Sen) (bSpace, PDF)
Assignment for next time is heavier so consider reading ahead.
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May 6, M (RRR)
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May 14, Tu FINAL
