Way of Tea » tea sweets http://www.wayoftea.com Japanese Tea Ceremony News & Articles Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:45:35 +0000 en hourly 1 Beautiful Tea Ceremony Photos http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/12/beautiful-tea-ceremony-photos/ http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/12/beautiful-tea-ceremony-photos/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:30:21 +0000 Blake Harvey http://www.wayoftea.com/?p=335 Japanese tea ceremony chawan, whisk, and scoop

I came across a gorgeous set of tea ceremony photos on Ajpscs’s photostream the other day. The majority of the photos are close up images of various chawans (tea bowls) and wagashi (tea sweets) held by graceful hands with rich, vibrant kimonos patterns filling in the backgrounds.

Click here to view a slideshow of all the tea ceremony photos.

]]> http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/12/beautiful-tea-ceremony-photos/feed/ 1 Mid-Winter Wagashi: Red Plum Blossom with Frost http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/02/red-plum-blossom-wagash/ http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/02/red-plum-blossom-wagash/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:00:03 +0000 Blake Harvey http://www.wayoftea.com/?p=156 A wagashi confection that was created in 1699 by Toraya is a beautiful and unmistakable expression of a mid-winter plum blossom. It is called Shimokobai 霜紅梅, or red plum blossom with frost. Read full article]]> http://www.wayoftea.com/2010/02/red-plum-blossom-wagash/feed/ 1