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*''Japanese'': 茶道 ''(sadou, chadou)'', 茶湯 ''(chanoyu)''

*''Japanese'': 茶道 ''(sadou, chadou)'', 茶湯 ''(chanoyu)''

Tea ceremony is one of the most famous Japanese traditional arts. Originally a relatively un-ritualized element of elite banquets, it became formalized into an art in the late 16th century (the [[Azuchi-Momoyama period]]), and came to be promoted as a key part of Japanese traditional culture in the [[Meiji period]].

Tea culture, often referred to as "tea ceremony," is one of the most famous elements of Japanese traditional arts. Originally a relatively un-ritualized element of elite banquets, tea practice became formalized into an art in the late 16th century (the [[Azuchi-Momoyama period]]), and came to be promoted as a key part of Japanese traditional culture in the [[Meiji period]].

Elite samurai patronage and practice of tea ceremony in the 15th-16th centuries was central to numerous developments in ceramics, architecture, and collecting practices in those periods.

Elite samurai patronage and practice of tea ceremony in the 15th-16th centuries was central to numerous developments in ceramics, architecture, and collecting practices in those periods. Though the term "tea ceremony" remains widely known and used in English, many scholars have begun to use the term "tea culture" instead; this serves both to emphasize the broader culture around tea practice, including aspects of art appreciation and architecture, that are not strictly limited to the so-called "ceremony," and to critique or challenge the Meiji period formalization of tea as a "national" and "traditional" "art."<ref>Corbett, 13.</ref>

==History==

==History==

In the 18th century, many Sinophile [[literati]] enjoyed a Chinese-style ''[[sencha]]'' tea ceremony, as promoted by [[Baisao|Baisaô]] among others.<ref>Gallery labels, "Itô Jakuchû and Baisaô - Chrysanthemums and Rock," LACMA, 30 Nov 2012.</ref> This coincided with a renewed popularity of Chinese ceramics and Chinese culture more broadly.<ref>Gallery labels, "The Hayakawa Lineage in Kansai," Metropolitan Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/39939725742/sizes/h/]</ref>

In the 18th century, many Sinophile [[literati]] enjoyed a Chinese-style ''[[sencha]]'' tea ceremony, as promoted by [[Baisao|Baisaô]] among others.<ref>Gallery labels, "Itô Jakuchû and Baisaô - Chrysanthemums and Rock," LACMA, 30 Nov 2012.</ref> This coincided with a renewed popularity of Chinese ceramics and Chinese culture more broadly.<ref>Gallery labels, "The Hayakawa Lineage in Kansai," Metropolitan Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/39939725742/sizes/h/]</ref>

===Meiji===

===Meiji Period===

The [[1872 Kyoto Exposition]] saw the introduction of ''ryûrei'', a form of tea ceremony performed seated in chairs around a table, thus making it both more accessible & attractive to Westerners, and more accommodating to the Westernized decor, furnishings, and lifestyle of Meiji Japan.

The [[1872 Kyoto Exposition]] saw the introduction of ''ryûrei'', a form of tea ceremony performed seated in chairs around a table, thus making it both more accessible & attractive to Westerners, and more accommodating to the Westernized decor, furnishings, and lifestyle of Meiji Japan.

==References==

==References==

*[[Eiko Ikegami]], ''Bonds of Civility'', Cambridge University Press (2005), 120-126.

*[[Eiko Ikegami]], ''Bonds of Civility'', Cambridge University Press (2005), 120-126.

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