A bowl for a coin : a commodity history of Japanese tea / William Wayne Farris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farris, William Wayne, author.

Contributor:

Knowledge Unlatched, Funder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tea--Japan--History.

Tea.

Tea trade--Japan--History.

Tea trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A Bowl for a Coin is the first book in any language to describe and analyze the history of all Japanese teas. To understand the triumph of the tea plant in Japan, Wayne Farris begins with its cultivation and goes on to describe the myriad ways in which the herb was processed into a palatable beverage. Along the way, he traces the shift in tea's status from exotic gift item from China to its complete nativization in Edo (1603-1868) art and literature and its eventual place on the table of every Japanese household. Farris maintains that tea farming exemplifies the increasing sophistication of Japanese agriculture after 1350, resulting in significant exports of Japanese tea to Euro-American markets, and securing Japan a place among the world's industrialized nations. By 1800, tea had become a central commodity in the formation of a burgeoning consumer society.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Maps

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE. The Prehistory of Japan's Tea Industry, 750-1300

CHAPTER TWO. Tea Becomes a Beverage for a Wider Market, 1300-1600

CHAPTER THREE. Tea Triumphs during the Edo Period, 1600-1868

CHAPTER FOUR. Modern Tea: From Triumph to Uncertainty

Conclusion

Notes

List of Characters

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780824878504

0824878507

9780824882617

082488261X

OCLC:

1129597293