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Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part 6

11/16/2020

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The Yaburebukuro Water Jar: 
Wabi in the Eyes of Furuta Oribe

live via Zoom on
Sunday, November 22, 1 pm

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single session $10 / six-session series $55 (CAD)
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Important Cultural Property
Iga ware fresh water jar, known as "Yaburebukuro"
Preferred by Furuta Oribe, early 17th century
The Gotoh Museum, Tokyo
The final lecture in the Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition lecture series will explore the aesthetics of daimyo tea master Furuta Oribe. Considered a bit of an eccentric in his time, Oribe is known for having taken the wabi teachings of his master Sen no Rikyu to further extremes. This session will highlight famous tea wares that are representative of Oribe's taste and will consider them against the wabi aesthetic of Rikyu that was discussed in the previous lectures.

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The series "Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition" is presented in conjunction with the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. All lectures are presented by Maiko Behr of SaBi Tea Arts. 

​Recordings of all sessions are currently available for viewing to registered participants until November 30th. Please contact us for more information. 
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Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part 5

11/9/2020

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Embodying the Maker's Spirit:
​Appreciating Rikyū's "Namida" and Other Chashaku Tea Scoops

live via Zoom on
Thursday, November 12, 7 pm

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single session $10 / six-session series $55 (CAD)
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Bamboo tea scoop, known as "Namida," by Sen no Rikyu, 1591. Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya.
Following on the past two lectures, which explored the aesthetics of the late 16th-century tea master Sen no Rikyū through tea bowls and flower vessels for tea, part 5 of the Masterworks series will focus on the unassuming bamboo tea scoop. Arguably one of the most difficult tea utensils to appreciate fully, the chashaku tea scoop can be seen as embodying the spirit of the individual who made it. This lecture will examine the evolution of this humble utensil, culminating in what might be considered one of the most famous and most deeply revered examples, a bamboo scoop hand-carved by Rikyū just before his tragic death.

The series "Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition" is presented in conjunction with the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. All lectures are presented by Maiko Behr of SaBi Tea Arts. 
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Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part 4

10/20/2020

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Sen no Rikyū's "Onjōji" and Flower Vessels for Wabi-style Tea

live via Zoom on
Sunday, October 18, 7 pm

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single session $10 / six-session series $55 (CAD)
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Bamboo flower vase, known as "Onjōji," made by Sen no Rikyū. Tokyo National Museum.
Part 4 of our lecture series will look at flower vases -- particularly those created by the 16th-century tea master Sen no Rikyu -- and their stories. Join us as we continue our exploration into tea aesthetics through great works of tea arts from the past. 

The series "Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition" is presented in conjunction with the 
Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. All lectures are presented by Maiko Behr of SaBi Tea Arts. ​
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Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part 3

10/7/2020

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Ōguro: Black Raku Ware and the Tea Aesthetics of Sen no Rikyū
live via Zoom on
Thursday, October 8, 7 pm

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single session $10 / six-session series $55 (CAD)
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Important Cultural Property. Raku ware tea bowl, known as "Ōguro" (Big Black), by Chōjirō. Private Collection.
In this third lecture of our series, we will look at the black Raku ware tea bowls preferred by the 16th-century tea master Sen no Rikyū and how they came to be seen as embodying the essence of Japanese "tea taste" ever since.

The series "Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition" is presented in conjunction with the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. All lectures are presented by Maiko Behr of SaBi Tea Arts. 
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Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part 2

9/17/2020

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The Beauty of Age: Treasured Iron Kettles
​as the Embodiment of the Sabi Aesthetic

live via Zoom on
Sunday, September 20, 1 pm

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single session $10 / six-session series $55 (CAD)
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The second session of our series will examine the central role of the humble iron kettle in traditional tea gatherings through a number of well-known examples. Drawing on historical episodes surrounding the use and transmission of these treasured kettles and their associations with famous tea masters, this session will focus more closely on better understanding the differences between the complementary but distinct aesthetics of wabi 侘 and sabi 寂 in Japanese tea culture, with particular attention to understanding ​the concept of ​sabi through specific visual examples.

The series "Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition" is presented in conjunction with the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. All lectures are presented by Maiko Behr of SaBi Tea Arts. 

Above image: Ashiya iron kettle with hailstone pattern, shinnari type. Muromachi period, 15th century. The Gotoh Museum, Tokyo.
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Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part 1

9/8/2020

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Raised from the Ashes: The Tsukumo nasu Tea Caddy

Thursday, September 10, 7 pm
online via Zoom (with recordings available for limited time following live sessions)
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The first session of our series will trace the miraculous stories of the survival and transmission of a small palm-sized ceramic jar made in China that would become one of the most famed and coveted objects owned by generations of Japan's most powerful feudal lords. The evolution of this piece and those like it and how they were used as tea containers will serve as the introduction to our exploration of wabi as one of the defining aesthetics of Japanese tea culture and even of Japanese artistic taste as a whole.

Historically classified as an "Ōmeibutsu" (Great Famous Object), the tea caddy known as "Tsukumo nasu" dates to 13th-14th century Southern Song or Yuan-dynasty China. It is currently in the collection of the Seikado Bunko Art Museum in Tokyo.
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Online lecture series starts September 10

8/14/2020

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Hosted by the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre 
September 10 & 20, October 8 & 18, November 12 & 22
​CAD$10 / session (+GST & fees)
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This virtual lecture series will explore the aesthetic of wabi, one of the defining characteristics of the major streams of Japanese tea tradition, from the vantage point of the material culture of tea in Japan. Each of the six 75-minute talks will focus on one famous tea object and the stories surrounding it as an entry point for thinking about the broader development of wabicha -- the humble style that is associated with the most common forms of tea practice in Japan today. Presented online via Zoom, these lectures will include slides and photographs providing context for the topic of the day and will be followed by a question-and-answer period.
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Thursday, Sept. 10, 7:00-8:30 pm
Ceramic tea caddy known as "Tsukumo nasu" 


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Sunday, Sept. 20, 1:00-2:30 pm
Iron kettle of the Shinnari type with hailstone pattern used by Sen no Rikyū


Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:00-8:30 pm
Raku ware tea bowl by Chōjirō
known as "Ōguro" 


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Sunday, Oct. 18, 1:00-2:30 pm
Bamboo flower vase by Sen no Rikyū
known as "Onjōji" 



​Thursday, Nov. 12, 7:00-8:30 pm 
Bamboo tea scoop by Sen no Rikyū
known as "Namida" 


Sunday, Nov. 22, 1:00-2:30 pm
Iga ware water jar preferred by Furuta Oribe
known as "Yaburebukuro" 

This series is intended for anyone interested in traditional Japanese arts, aesthetics, ceramics, history, visual culture, and more. All sessions are held in English only. No prior knowledge of tea ceremony is necessary.

Participation in the live session requires use of Zoom. Don't have Zoom? Can't attend live? Registrants will also receive access to recordings of the sessions viewable on a web browser.

For more information, please feel free to contact us through our contact page at the link below.
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On hiatus

3/17/2020

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Due to the current public health advisory, all scheduled classes, programs, and events are postponed until further notice. Please follow our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/sabiteaarts/ or join our mailing list to be notified when activities resume.
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March 29 Guided Tea Ceremony Experience at Nitobe Garden

2/26/2020

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Sunday, March 29, 2020
11:00 am, 12:30 pm &  2:00 pm
maximum of 8 guests per session
$35 +GST ​
Kick off the sakura cherry blossom season with a special guided tea ceremony at the Ichiboan tea house in UBC's Nitobe Memorial Garden. The Someiyoshino cherry at the center of the garden should be in bloom at this time, so be sure to take a stroll around the garden and enjoy the blossoms while you are there!

Guests will first be invited to sit in the "waiting arbour" (soto-koshikake), where their guide will greet them and lead them through the multiple stages of the roji path that offers a gradual approach to the tea space. Once inside, the host will explain various aspects of tea house architecture by way of introduction before guests enter the outer tea room, where they will participate in an usucha tea ceremony with hand-made traditional sweet. 
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Ticket price includes a hanami (cherry blossom viewing)-themed gift bag.
**Ticket price does not include admission (by cash donation) to Nitobe Garden.** 

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Ocha Zanmai 2020 Conference on Tea Culture, April 26, 2020

12/23/2019

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Theme: Tea Culture in the Edo Period
​with special demonstration by the Hosokawa Sansai School.
Register by December 31 for Early Bird pricing -
General admission $60, Students $20

https://mll.sfsu.edu/events/40852-7th-ocha-zanmai

​Click on the image below to download the registration form. 
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