The Grand Tea Master: A Biography of Hounsai Soshitsu Sen XV

by Herbert E. Plutschow

Plutschow (Japanese cultural history and folklore, U. of California-Los Angeles) recounts the life of the fifteenth descendent of the great tea master Sen Rikyu (1522-91), born in Kyoto in 1923. He also explores the Urasenke school of Chado, or the Way of Tea of which Hournsai is iemoto , or Grand Master. He has not indexed his work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Tea

Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001