Past meeting
Tea lecture: Peace through a Bowl of Tea
UW Henry Art Gallery Auditorium
Seattle, WA 98105
Meeting Description
Details
Lecture "Peace through a Bowl of Tea -- the Spirit of Tea? by Dr. Genshitsu Sen
When: Monday, May 12, 2:30-4:00 PM
Where: UW Henry Art Gallery Auditorium
For free ticket call 206.543-2280
If anyone is interested in the reception, I will find out more about that. Since it's a Monday, it may be more convenient time-wise to adjurn to a nearby tea house after the lecture. Open to suggestions.
Pre-lecture "Reception with Japanese Tea"
Monday, May 12, 1:00-2:15 PM
UW Henry Art Gallery Baci Café
Information from the Urasenke Foundation website:
Former Grand Master of the Urasenke tradition of Tea, SEN Genshitsu,
Visits Seattle May 11-13, 2008
We are pleased to announce a special visit to Seattle by the former Grand Master of the renowned Urasenke Tradition of the Way of Tea. The Urasenke Tea Tradition traces its origins to Japan?s seminal 16th century tea master SEN Rikyu. In his third visit to Seattle, Dr. Sen will present a Lecture at the University of Washington and (on 5/13) a Lecture-Demonstration at the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
Tea is known to people worldwide, but nowhere has it contributed as much to the cultural milieu as in Japan, where the preparation and drinking of tea, in a special form called Matcha (powdered green tea blended with hot water), became the basis for a profound spiritual and aesthetic discipline that has had a pervasive impact on Japanese civilization. The Urasenke Chado tradition has stood firmly by the principles of Harmony, Respect, Purity, and Tranquility for over four centuries since Sen Rikyu?s time.
In 1981, Dr. Sen helped to establish a credit course in Chado offered every quarter at the University of Washington and provided funding to rebuild the Seattle Japanese Garden teahouse to serve as the studio classroom. In 1992, Dr. Sen donated a teahouse to the Seattle Art Museum to showcase the integral role of Chado in the development of distinctive art forms.
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