A Bowl for a Coin A Commodity History of Japanese Tea

A Bowl for a Coin is the first book in any language to describe and analyze the history of all Japanese teas. To understand the triumph of the tea plant in Japan, Wayne Farris begins with its cultivation and goes on to describe the myriad ways in which the herb was processed into a palatable beverag...

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Main Author: Farris, William Wayne
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [s.l.] University of Hawai'i Press 2019, 2019
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