The Ideals of the East With Special Reference to the Art of Japan
The 1904 book that famously declared "Asia is one" was among the first studies in English to reference Zen as it explored the roots of Japanese beauty. Like the author's "The Book of Tea, " this volume emphasized the spiritual ideals of Asian, and especially Japanese, art.
Kakuzo Okakura (1863-1913) was an administrator and scholar whose writings helped shape the West's early views of Japan and Asia.
ArtAsianJapaneseHistoryAsiaJapan
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERStone Bridge Press
LENGTH152
LANGUAGEEN
*In this Japanese name, the family name is Okakura.* Okakura Kakuzō (岡倉 覚三, February 14, 1862 – September 2, 1913; also known as 岡倉 天心 Okakura Tenshin) was a Japanese scholar who contributed to the development of arts in Japan. Outside of Japan, he is chiefly remembered today as the author of The Book of Tea.
The Ideals of the East With Special Reference to the Art of Japan
The 1904 book that famously declared "Asia is one" was among the first studies in English to reference Zen as it explored the roots of Japanese beauty. Like the author's "The Book of Tea, " this volume emphasized the spiritual ideals of Asian, and especially Japanese, art.
Kakuzo Okakura (1863-1913) was an administrator and scholar whose writings helped shape the West's early views of Japan and Asia.
ArtAsianJapaneseHistoryAsiaJapanPhilosophyEastern
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERStone Bridge Press
LENGTH152
LANGUAGEEN
*In this Japanese name, the family name is Okakura.* Okakura Kakuzō (岡倉 覚三, February 14, 1862 – September 2, 1913; also known as 岡倉 天心 Okakura Tenshin) was a Japanese scholar who contributed to the development of arts in Japan. Outside of Japan, he is chiefly remembered today as the author of The Book of Tea.
