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Kissa Nanbo Roku Chukai, Complete 3-Volume Set in Slipcase (Upper, Middle, Lower)

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Explore the profound wisdom of Japanese tea ceremony with this complete three-volume set of Kissako Nanboroku Chukai (upper, middle, and lower volumes), housed together in its original protective slipcase. Published by Chatobi-sha, this reference work offers detailed commentary on one of the most essential classical texts in tea literature.

The Nanboroku is traditionally preserved as an intimate record of Sen no Rikyu, the tea master credited with shaping the aesthetics of wabi-cha. Through these pages, readers gain insight into historical tea utensils, the ethics of hosting, and the principles that govern the way of tea.

This is a secondhand, vintage set of tea ceremony books, sold as an antiquarian find. It remains a compelling reference for practitioners, art historians, and anyone drawn to classical Japanese culture.

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Complete three-volume boxed set of Kissa Nampōroku Chūkai, comprising the upper, middle, and lower volumes. An antiquarian tea ceremony reference book published by Cha to Bi-sha, with material on Sen no Rikyū and tea utensils.