Characters from The Book of Tea

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Kakuzo Okakura - xx yyThis character is a career academician and has worked to preserve Japanese artwork and heritage and shares his knowledge of the Asiatic cultures with Westerners. He founded the Japanese Art Institute to preserve Japanese art and culture, and later became a curator at the Boston Museum of Fine Art.

The Tea-Master - The tea ceremony has a particular focus on the individual. This character is the auteur of the ceremony--he plans it, brews the tea, and gives the ceremony its meaning and artistic expression.

Ernest Fenollosa - Kakuzo Okakura...
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