Tea ceremony teacup - Genpei

Tea Ceremony Vintage bowl with small chip on the bottom. This was bought in an antique shop in downtown Kyoto near the geisha district. I loved that it was a tea ceremony bowl and that it has Japans sun right on the front. Tea ceremony can be explained by this simple phrase: ichi go ichi e which means each moment only occurs once. The purpose of tea ceremony is all about being present in the moment and remembering that this very moment will never come back again. When we participate in the ceremony we have to forget about everything and just focus on drinking tea in harmony with people around us. Building on this philosophy, the 4 main principles of tea ceremony: WA, KE, SEI and JAKU, also known as, harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility. Buy this bowl and drink tea in your home in harmony & tranquility today!