Canon of tea in illustrations

The “Canon of Tea "is the first treatise about tea in history, written by the hermit of Lu Yuem in the VIII century. In China, he is revered as an immortal tea. " "" The canon of tea "in illustrations comments on this ancient treatise.
The author of the book, Tsu Jipin, illustrated all the stages of production, preparation and drinking tea, which was described by Lu Yu, and also explained the fragments of his text difficult to understand. The book has photographs found in the excavations of tea dishes of various eras and the author’s own drawings in which he reconstructed the appearance of the utensils of the Lu Yu era. She will help the reader imagine how they prepared and drank tea at the dawn of the formation of a tea tradition.
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