Japanese Tea Ceremony : FA23 ART-104-4467 World Art -ONLINE-

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• Japanese tea ceremony or chanoyu, also known as the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural ritual involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha or powdered green tea.

• Zen Buddhism was a formative influence in the development of the tea ceremony.

• “Wabi” represents the inner spiritual experiences of human life.

• characterized by humility, restraint, simplicity

• “Sabi,” on the other hand, represents the outer material side of life

• worn,” “weathered,” or “decayed.”

• emphasizes the Shinto beliefs in simplicity, humility, consciousness of impermanence, and intense appreciation of the immediate experience,

• placement of the Tea Houses in the natural environment and the common use of a meandering path through the land to reach it, also shows some Daoist appreciation of nature.