The Zen of Sencha: How Chinese Tea and Zen Shaped a Japanese Tradition
(著) 岡田さつき＝皎上月
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[About This Book]
This book traces the path of tea culture as it was transmitted from China to Japan, and explores the lives and thought of the Zen master Ingen Ryuki (Ingen Zenji), who spread senchadō (the Way of Sencha) during the Edo period, along with his disciples.
It carefully examines the influence of this tradition on everyday culture—such as the use of incense burners, fucha cuisine, and round-table etiquette—as well as the elegant Tang-dynasty custom of “brewing tea in the snow.” The book also elucidates the literati culture and spiritual background that live on within senchadō.
Furthermore, by comparing Chinese civilization and Japanese culture, it considers how differing histories and climates shaped their respective tea traditions.
This volume is recommended for those who wish to deepen their understanding of the history and spirit of tea ceremony and senchadō; for readers interested in cultural exchange and religious thought between China and Japan; and for anyone drawn to Zen and the philosophy of “the unity of tea and Zen.”
[Author Biography]
Okada Kogetsu (birth name: Satsuki)
Born in 1947 in Hakusan-chō, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. Head of the Senchadō Kōgetsu School of Ōbaku (studied under Misho-ryū, Chokuden-sai Satsuki-ho). Graduated from Tamagawa University Faculty of Letters and a local junior college in early childhood education. She began studying the tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and oil painting in her late teens, and took up senchadō in her 40s.
Studied oil painting under Takatoshi Fukushima and traveled to Europe (Spain, France, Italy, etc.) with art companions to experience local art and culture. Lived in the United States during her husband’s overseas research stay, where she studied arto at “CCAC” art college and exchanged tea culture with fellow artists and locals. Studied ink painting under Shūen Satō. Traveled for sketching and archaeological visits along the Yellow River in China, Guilin, Yunnan Province, and for sencha-themed trips in Jiangsu Province.
Engaged in senchadō cultural exchange in Fuqing and Xiamen, Fujian Province.
Idosted youth exchange students from Sydney, Australia every year for a tea ceremony cultural exchange, or recoined people from overseas almost every month and promote cultural exchange through tea ceremony.
Studied senchadō under Ota Genkaku II and Ittukei Sengoku. Studied classical art under Gyokusyo Murakami.
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