从上古的新石器时代，一直写到今天，重点研究和探讨了茶、饮茶方式与茶器的起源和发展历程，以及三者之间的交互影响。 本书的知识构架较为完整，引经据典，深入浅出，不仅对各个时代的茶与茶器进行了详细的论证和探讨，对每一个观点、每一类茶器，尽量写精写透，而且对于如何正确选择茶器，一针见血地从根本上提出了极具操作性的选购与参考的客观标准，让读者知其然并知其所以然。

2018 film directed by Tatsushi Ōmori

"茶道是一种对“残缺”的崇拜，是在我们都明白不可能完美的生命中，为了成就某种可能的完美，所进行的温柔试探。 冈仓天心以“茶道”为切入口，以诗意纯净的语言，条分缕析地剖陈日本古典美学的精髓，通过茶道的产生、流传、仪式及其背后的哲学思想，来解释日本的生活艺术和审美观，为西方人理解东方文化及艺术之美打开了一道迷人的回廊。 《茶之书》是冈仓天心用英文写就，1906年在美国出版，即获得世界性的声誉，并入选美国教科书，至今已有十几种语言译本，畅销百年不衰。本书在英文原版基础上翻译，结合日本古典美学，力图还原冈仓天心构造的茶道世界，为读者呈现至真至美的审美体验。 "

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name received the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Actor.