THE ART OF TEA

PAST EVENT FOR MEMBERS

Sun 5 May, 1.30–4.30pm
At the Museum
Exclusively for Members

An Exclusive Talk and Demonstration exclusively for Members of the Ashmolean

The event will take place in the Museum's Headley Lecture Theatre

With Kimura Sōshin, Japanese grand tea master.

Celebrate the art of the Japanese tea ceremony with grand tea master Kimura Shōshin. In this three-hour session, listen to an introduction to the tea ceremony before watching and sampling tea prepared by Kimura-san and his pupils. You will also learn how to appreciate historical tea utensils, and enjoy a demonstration of traditional Japanese wagashi sweet-making.

The session will be led by renowned Japanese tea master Kimura Sōshin, with support from his pupils and traditional craft specialists from the Hōshinkai tea school.
 

Japanese tea ceremony - tea utensils

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