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Start the New Year with The Spirituality of Tea

January 4, 2010 By Tea Enthusiast 1 Comment

Author Jason Witt says, “There’s Peace of Mind for the health of your mind. Then tea is the Fountain of Youth for your body. And your spirit? That’s where tea is the Tree of Life. It’s healing for your whole person.” In his new book, The Spirituality of Tea: God’s Blessing for your Mind, Body, and Spirit, Jason explores these three inseparable concepts [...]

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November Tea Events at UCLA Fowler Museum

November 6, 2009 By Tea Enthusiast Leave a Comment

The Steeped in History: The Art of Tea Exhibit at UCLA’s Fowler Museum is winding to a close; but during its last month here are some great events to celebrate the art of tea [...]

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Tea and Empire at the Fowler Museum

October 2, 2009 By Tea Enthusiast 1 Comment

Britain’s ever-increasing appetite for tea brought enormous profit to the British Crown and to the East India Company. This section of Steeped in History: The Art of Tea Exhibit at the UCLA Fowler Museum explores tea as a global commodity at the height of the British Empire, the development of large-scale tea plantations in northern India, and the link between tea and the Indian opium trade [...]

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Fowler Exhibition Tells Story of the Tea Craze in the West

September 18, 2009 By Tea Enthusiast 1 Comment

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea Exhibit continues to bring tea enthusiasts history and art by telling the story of the tea craze in the West. When tea first arrived in Europe in the early 17th century, it was not readily accepted. Tea drinking caught on quickly, however, in The Netherlands, where the import arrived along with Chinese and Japanese porcelain vessels for its preparation and serving [...]

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The Way of Tea in Japan

September 4, 2009 By Tea Enthusiast 2 Comments

UCLA’s Fowler Museum explores tea’s enormous significance in Japan at the Steeped in History: The Art of Tea Exhibit beginning August 16-November 29, 2009. Along with Buddhism, tea was first introduced during the early Heian period (794–1185) by monks who had traveled to China to study Chan (Zen) Buddhism [...]

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China, The Cradle of Tea Culture

August 21, 2009 By Tea Enthusiast Leave a Comment

Traveling from Asia to the West, tea has played a variety of profound roles on the world scene—as an ancient health remedy, an element of cultural practice, and source of spiritual insight. Steeped in History: The Art of Tea Exhibit at UCLA’s Fowler Museum provides not only a brief introduction to tea varieties, cultivation, and production, but also tells the story of tea’s mythic origins in the hills of South China [...]

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Experience the Joys of Tea through Art at UCLA Fowler Museum

August 14, 2009 By Tea Enthusiast Leave a Comment

An avid tea enthusiast constantly looks for ways to enjoy tea. The UCLA Fowler Museum is providing the means to experience the joys of tea through art at its Steeped in History: The Art of Tea Exhibit beginning August 16-November 29, 2009. The exhibit is presented by the Henry Luce Foundation and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf . Over the next three months, A Quiet Tea Spot will focus on exciting sections of the exhibit and highlight some of the related activities [...]