~Uson
Perhaps now would be a good time for a cuppa?
Nobotoke-an 野仏庵
photo by Patrick Vierthaler
Main hall and tea house in Dunedin Chinese Garden
photo by Pseudopanax
Ham House, England
photo by KotomiCreations
Zaanse Schans, the Netherlands
photo by Or Hiltch
A Chaikhaneh (tea house) close to the Zendan-e Eskandar (Alexander the Great’s prison) at Yazd, Iran
photo by dynamosquito
Tea House 6, Kyoto, Japan
photo by Tealet
Tea Ceremony
photo by Preconscious Eye
The tea pavilion, castle of Borne Blanche
photo by P.poschadel
One more quote:
If afternoon teas had started in the Oligocene Epoch, instead of the seventeenth century, we are convinced that evolution, far from discarding that useful appendage, the tail, would have perfected it. A little hand would have evolved at the end of it — such a one as might hold his saucer, while a gentleman sips from his teacup.
~Contributors' Club, The Atlantic Monthly, October 1917
These tea houses (and rooms and sets) are all kind of peaceful and ceremonial...and some are even beautiful. They all show a need for human relaxation and quiet conversation. Interesting that we have built satisfying that need around a beverage.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, though, that the last quote will stick with me for a while (for good or bad :-).
Oh, let's do have tea, Tabatha! I'll meet you at ANY of those magical spots....
ReplyDeleteI was quite tickled by the quote at the end. I could envision the gentleman having tea, and his tail properly holding the little saucer for the teacup. :-D
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