Forms and Matters of Tea Life
色空
即即
是是
空色
Form
is emptiness
Emptiness
is Form
I
had deliberately chosen the word color to represent this section. In ancient
Tang character it stands for forms and matter.
I feel it represent perfectly my experience of tea ceremony and Tea
wares 茶器
Formality
is so important in social situation for an uncontrolled social gathering can
frequently and quickly decent into Chaos which can be embarrassing to the host.
The guest’s inability to react to the requirement of a social occasion also can
cause endless shame and embarrassment. Tea ceremonies and all its various form
evolved from this principle.
Tea
wares are not just utilitarian but give pleasures to our senses. These wares
not just serve a function for tea life but they go further to bring us into the
state of Tea life.
I
also understand it is quite meaningless to repeat what is found in technical
books on tea ceremony or learned directly from a tea teacher. What I want to
achieve is the readers has a basic knowledge on tea ceremony and appreciate the
fine Tea ceramics and porcelains. From this appreciate the cup of Tea better.
For what is life without tea?
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@ 20 hoot kiam road
