This was intended to be the last post of 2024, but I suppose it’ll just have to be the first post of this year (four months in). This copy was leant to me by a friend back in July of last year, but I plan to add to my own shelf in time. An excellent resource to those starting out in chanoyu, this book details the theory and history of the art, but isn’t a practical guide. Rather, it stresses the importance in chanoyu of learning the practice from a teacher, and how it isn’t meant to be learnt through written works. I’ve noticed this point across a few works I’ve picked up. However, this publisher does also put out a set of three practical guides (likely meant to be used in tandem). Continue reading
