A White Tea Bowl
A White Tea Bowl

Author: Mitsu Suzuki

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1930485824

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A White Tea Bowl is a selection of 100 haiku written by Mitsu Suzuki, the widow of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and published in celebration of her 100th birthday. The compelling introduction by Zen priest Norman Fischer describes the profound impact on her life and work of war in Japan and social upheaval in America. Part I: 100 Haiku presents a kaleidoscope of poems by Mitsu Suzuki that touch all aspects of her being: her dedication to the Buddha way, the loneliness of a widow's life, her generational role as "Candy Auntie," her sensitive attunement to nature, and her moments of insight into the dharma. The more you read these haiku, the more their wisdom will emerge. Part II: Pickles and Tea contains reminiscences and anecdotes about Mitsu Suzuki by those who lived and studied with her at the San Francisco Zen Center; often these meetings took place in Mitsu's kitchen where she provided countless cups of tea, cookies, and homemade pickles as well as sage advice.

The Teabowl
The Teabowl

Author: Bonnie Kemske

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1472585607

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Teabowls have become an iconic form in ceramics, and this book considers everything from their history to their current status and use, giving examples and insights from many contemporary artists.

The Last Tea Bowl Thief
The Last Tea Bowl Thief

Author: Jonelle Patrick

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-10-20

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1645060292

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For three hundred years, a stolen relic passes from one fortune-seeker to the next, indelibly altering the lives of those who possess it. In modern-day Tokyo, Robin Swann’s life has sputtered to a stop. She’s stuck in a dead-end job testing antiquities for an auction house, but her true love is poetry, not pottery. Her stalled dissertation sits on her laptop, unopened in months, and she has no one to confide in but her goldfish. On the other side of town, Nori Okuda sells rice bowls and tea cups to Tokyo restaurants, as her family has done for generations. But with her grandmother in the hospital, the family business is foundering. Nori knows if her luck doesn’t change soon, she’ll lose what little she has left. With nothing in common, Nori and Robin suddenly find their futures inextricably linked to an ancient, elusive tea bowl. Glimpses of the past set the stage as they hunt for the lost masterpiece, uncovering long-buried secrets in their wake. As they get closer to the truth—and the tea bowl—the women must choose between seizing their dreams or righting the terrible wrong that has poisoned its legacy for centuries.

Chinese porcelain
Chinese porcelain

Author: William Burton

Publisher:

Published: 1921

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13:

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Among all the subjects of human ingenuity and invention few have aroused such widespread interest or have been so much investigated during the past two centuries as the origins of the beautiful material called Porcelain, known in the common speech of so many Western countries as "China Ware," a phrase which emphatically distinguishes the country whose productions in this kind have long been famous all the world over. -- Introduction.

Down by the Station
Down by the Station

Author: Roberta S. Greenwood

Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

Published: 1996-06-01

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1938770765

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In 1933, the demolition of the thriving Los Angeles Chinatown for the construction of Union Station sealed the remains of this intact community 14 feet below the railroad tracks. The planning and construction of the Metro Rail subway system five decades later included efforts to preserve and protect cultural resources in the area, detailed in this volume. The assemblage of excavated material objects reflects the import, preparation, and service of food; recreation; health practices; the presence of women and children, rubbish disposal practices; and degree of participation in local social networks. The unprecedented numbers and densities of artifacts illuminate aspects of lifeways not previously recorded, revealing a rich picture of people and life in nineteenth and early twentieth century Los Angeles. Intensive historical research, oral history, and laboratory analyses have been synthesized into a comprehensive reconstruction of a community that was isolated socially, economically, and geographically.

All the Tea in China
All the Tea in China

Author: Kit Boey Chow

Publisher: China Books

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780835121941

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Tea lovers will want to curl up - a pot of their favorite variety at hand - and linger over every informative page of this comprehensive account of tea's history and qualities. Chow and Kramer focus on Chinese teas and tea practices; their wonderfully detailed discussions leave no stone unturned in bringing to light all facets of tea as a plant, drink and institution. Two particularly interesting chapters center on tea's health benefits (which seem to be wide ranging and consequential) and how to make a good cup of tea (no easy task, to which any tea drinker can attest).

Pottery Form
Pottery Form

Author: Daniel Rhodes

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0486475905

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A master ceramist and internationally known teacher offers practical information about pottery making as well as insights into the craft's meaning, history, and spirit. Featuring more than 170 photographs, this volume describes and depicts basic forms and their creation using the potter's wheel as well as by modeling, coiling, and slab building.