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*''Japanese'': 煎茶 ''(sencha)''
''Sencha'', or "steeped tea," refers to green tea brewed from whole or broken-up looseleaf tea leaves, as opposed to ''[[matcha]]'' - powdered tea.
Tea is often said to have been first introduced to Japan (from China) by the monk [[Saicho|Saichô]] in [[805]], with ''matcha'' only being introduced several centuries later, by the monk [[Eisai]] in [[1191]].<ref>Morgan Pitelka, ''Spectacular Accumulation'', University of Hawaii Press (2016), 20.; Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 81.</ref> However, the introduction of cultural customs or ritual forms regarded today as ''sencha'' practices is generally credited to the monk [[Yinyuan Longqi]] in [[1654]], with [[Baisao|Baisaô]] ([[1675]]-[[1763]]) contributing notably to its spread in the late 17th or early 18th century. This came as part of a Sinophile trend in popularity of interest in Chinese culture.<ref>Gallery labels, "Itô Jakuchû and Baisaô - Chrysanthemums and Rock," LACMA, 30 Nov 2012.</ref>
''Sencha'' practices, as a particular form of [[tea ceremony]], declined in popularity in the early 20th century, but is still practiced today by some 35 schools of tea.
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==References==
*"Sencha," gallery labels, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/47640836431/sizes/k/]
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[[Category:Culture]]
''Sencha'', or "steeped tea," refers to green tea brewed from whole or broken-up looseleaf tea leaves, as opposed to ''[[matcha]]'' - powdered tea.
Tea is often said to have been first introduced to Japan (from China) by the monk [[Saicho|Saichô]] in [[805]], with ''matcha'' only being introduced several centuries later, by the monk [[Eisai]] in [[1191]].<ref>Morgan Pitelka, ''Spectacular Accumulation'', University of Hawaii Press (2016), 20.; Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 81.</ref> However, the introduction of cultural customs or ritual forms regarded today as ''sencha'' practices is generally credited to the monk [[Yinyuan Longqi]] in [[1654]], with [[Baisao|Baisaô]] ([[1675]]-[[1763]]) contributing notably to its spread in the late 17th or early 18th century. This came as part of a Sinophile trend in popularity of interest in Chinese culture.<ref>Gallery labels, "Itô Jakuchû and Baisaô - Chrysanthemums and Rock," LACMA, 30 Nov 2012.</ref>
''Sencha'' practices, as a particular form of [[tea ceremony]], declined in popularity in the early 20th century, but is still practiced today by some 35 schools of tea.
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==References==
*"Sencha," gallery labels, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/47640836431/sizes/k/]
<references/>
[[Category:Culture]]