The monk who brought matcha
The science of shade and stone
The ritual of chado
The global green wave
diego Swipe the bamboo whisk in a W pattern to learn how to froth traditional matcha.
diego A single piece of seasoned bamboo is split into dozens of delicate tines to create the perfect matcha froth.
Which 16th-century master is credited with defining the modern Japanese tea ceremony?
diego The Ritual of Chado
Whip that matcha green with a single bamboo stem (Just one stem!) / Whisk it to a froth till it shines like a gem (Ah, shine like a gem!)
diego From the curved bamboo scoop to the heavy ceramic bowl, every tool in the ceremony has a specific name and purpose.
Wabi-sabi bowls: Some of the most prized Japanese tea bowls are deliberately asymmetrical or cracked, celebrating the beauty of imperfection known as wabi-sabi.
Which of the following represents the four core principles of Chado (The Way of Tea)?
The traditional Japanese art of preparing and drinking ceremonial green tea. In sixteenth-century Japan, Zen master Sen no Rikyu perfected the aesthetic principles of this meditative custom.