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O-CHA Time Tunnel
Dates
November 1, 2007(Thur.) - November 4, 2007(Sun.)
Opening Hours
10:00-17:00
Location
Exhibition Gallery 6th floor of Granship
Outlines
The culture of tea drinking traces all the way back to Tang Dynasty China. The Time Tunnel took visitors through the early developments of tea culture - the discovery of tea, the spread of tea drinking and the arrival of tea in Japan. The role tea has played in every day life is also considered- "tea, the welcoming cup", "a lovely cup of tea" : visitors could see, touch, hear, and most of all, enjoy it all.
Visitors also could sample special tea which was reproduced by a formula of Tang Dynasty China and could experience handmade tea by a formula of the Edo period.
| Discovery | Introduction of landscape of the home of tea and utilization of tea which remains nowadays |
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| Expand | Display of imitations of tea utensils in Tang Dynasty China Sampling of "Hei-Cha" which was reproduced by a formula of "Tea sutra : Cha-Kyou (茶経)" written by Lu Yu in 760 |
| Arrival of tea in Japan | Introduction of Eisai(Zen master) and Myoue(Buddhism priest) who brought back tea with them from China |
| Tea,the welcoming cup | Introduction of how the tea ceremony as an aspect of Japanese culture developed from the Muromachi period to the Edo period through such a master of the tea as Takeno Jyouou, Sen no Rikyu, Furuta Oribe, Kobori Enshu, and reproduction of tea utensils and calligraphy which were cherished by generals in the age of civil wars |
| Tea in every day life | Introduction of Ngatani Souen who created an original process in making present-day tea and Kouyugai(called "Kouyugai Baisaou") who popularized tea among the common people in the middle of Edo period Demonstration of making tea by hand in Nagatani Soen's tea room |
| Tea in modern times | Display of materials which show that tea has become important as export goods after giving up isolation policy and introduction of how black tea has developed in Japan |
