Chanoyu: Japanese Tea Ceremony

4to. 189 pp, advisory committee for the exhibition, lenders, foreword by Grand Master Sen Soshitsu; preface by Goto Noboru; acknowledgments and notes by Rand Castile, chronological table, Tea in Japan: From the Origins to the Late 16th Century by H. Paul Varley; Tea in Japan: From the Late 16th Century to the Present by Louise Allison Cort; The Tea Ceremony by Rand Castile; Introductory Essays by Sondra Castile; Color and b&w Plates and Catalogue: Paintings; Writings; Flower Containers; Incense and Charcoal Containers; Kettles and Braziers; Tea Containers; Tea Scoops; Water Jars; Teabowls; Serving Bowls; translator's note by Emily J. Sano; notes, glossary by Sondra Castile, selected bibliography, friends of Japan House Gallery, Officers of Japan Society and Art Committees. First Edition, 1979. Pictorial Dust Jacket over white wrappers with gilt lettering to front board and spine. "The catalogue and exhibition attempt a comprehensive survey of the art over several hundred years. Drawn entirely from Japan's famed collections, the material shown here represents the finest assemble of tea objects ever shown abroad." from the jacket flap.