Description
Book SynopsisTraces the impact of tea from its discovery in ancient China to the present-day tea plantations of Assam, crossing oceans and continents in the process. This book examines the multitude of ways in which tea has figured in the visual and literary arts.
Trade Review"It offers insightful glimpses of history in an attractively designed format that rewards both casual browsing and close reading. . . . Hohenegger and her collaborators have given us much to think about when we think of tea."
-- Mimi Hellman * Gastronomica *
"Editor and guest curator Hohenegger masterfully combines serious history and museology . . . The literature and 250-plus illustrations make this a good addition for libraries and anyone interested in tea culture and history. Summing up: Highly recommended."
* Choice *
"A seminal work of meticulous scholarship, informed and informative, thoroughly reader friendly, and a delight to simply browse through, Steeped in History: The Art of Tea is enthusiastically recommended for personal, academic, and community library collections."
* The Midwest Book Review *
"This book is beautiful and informative…. 12 contributors in all unite the history of tea and the history of art, from east to west."
* The Tea House Times *
"Full of fascinating pictures, this tribute to tea is a must for those interested in learning more about the background of their best-loved beverage…. Steeped in History captures the beauty of the art inspired by tea while also regaling the reader with the details of its history."
* Tea Time Magazine *
Table of ContentsForeword
Acknowledgments
Teatime: An Introduction / Beatrice Hohenegger
Part One. China, Cradle of Tea Culture / Beatrice Hohenegger
1. Tea in China: From Its Mythological Origins to the Qing Dynasty / Steven D. Owyoung
Learning Pottery in Yixing, China / Terese Tse Bartholomew
Part Two. The Way of Tea in Japan / Beatrice Hohenegger .
2. Buddhist Thought and the Way of Tea / Dennis Hirota
3. Dissension in the World of Tea: The Fashion for Sencha and Chinese Culture in Early Modern Japan / Patricia J. Graham
4. The Sacred and the Profane: The Role of Women in Edo Period Tea Culture / Reiko Tanimura
Part Three. The Tea Craze in the West / Beatrice Hohenegger
5. Tea and the Middle Class / Woodruff D. Smith
Tea and the Conversation Piece / Angus Trumble
6. Determining the Growth and Distribution of Tea Drinking in Eighteenth-Century America / Barbara G. Carson
7. Beyond Boston: Prerevolutionary Activism and the Other American Tea Parties / Jane T. Merritt
Part Four. Tea and Empire / Beatrice Hohenegger
8. Teapots, Opium Pipes, Guns: From the Canton Trade to the Opium War, 1700–1842 / John E. Wills Jr.
9. Tea, Labor, and Empire in India / Elizabeth Kolsky
Notes
References Cited
Index
Contributors
