A study about art in reverencing nature in the work the book of tea, by Kakuzo Okakura

• Grant number: 20/04146-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: June 01, 2020
• End date: January 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Modern Foreign Literatures
• Principal Investigator: Neide Hissae Nagae
• Grantee: Narumi Ito
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/08038-3 - A link between the east and the west through the book of tea, by Kakuzo Okakura, BE.EP.MS

Abstract

The present research project has as a guiding question: how can we perceive the reverence for nature in an artistic way in Kakuzo Okakura's The Book of Tea (1906)? Bearing in mind that respect and appreciation for the natural is something that is part of Japanese culture, as reverence for nature can also be seen in oriental paintings and poetry, among other artistic manifestations. In this sense, the author Kakuzo Okakura is able to portray in his specific work and in others, how oriental culture can be different from what we are used to in the west and at the same time, shows the importance of understanding cultures so peculiar and very present in our country, like Japanese culture. Therefore, the main objective of the research is to understand and reflect how the reverence for nature in an artistic way materializes in The Book of Tea. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ITO, Narumi. The cup of humanity: tenshin\'s views on art and nature in the book of tea. 2023. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) São Paulo.