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Acknowledgments iiAn Invitation to Tea x1 a brief history of tea 1Tang-Dynasty China (618¿907) 3Nara-Period Japan (710¿84) 4Song-Dynasty China (960¿1279) 5Kamakura-Period Japan (1185¿1333) 9Yuan-Dynasty China (1271¿1368) 12Ming-Dynasty China (1368¿1644) 12 2 cultural background 19Garden History 20Machiya: Merchant Townhouses 23The Hermit in the City 27Tea Aesthetics 393 muromachi society 43Bushi: Military Aristocracy 44Zenso: Buddhist Priests 49Shonin: Merchants 57Shokunin/Geinosha: Artisans/Artists 634 early development of the roji 67Early Development of the Tea Garden 68Shuko: The Tea of Urban Merchants in the Late 15th Century 70Joo: Wabi and Tea in the Early 16th Century 78Rikyu: The Creation of the Tea Garden During the Late 16th Century 855 from roji to chaniwa: tea gardens in the edo period 117The Word Roji 118Tea Gardens in the Early Edo Period 120Early 17th Century: Furuta Oribe and the Beginnings of Daimyo-cha 120Mid-17th Century: Kobori Enshu and the Development of Daimyo-cha 133Late Edo Period: The Codification of Tea Gardens 1396 extant tea gardens and gardens influenced by tea 57The Roji of Tea Grand Masters 158Estate Gardens of Provincial Lords 165Imperial Gardens 172Gardens of Merchant Residences 17920th-Century Private Estates 184Other Private Residences 1897 parts of a tea garden 197Outer Gate: Soto-mon or Roji-mon 198Tea Path: Roji Michi 201The Waiting Bench: Koshikake 208The Middle Gate: Chumon 211The Water Basin: Tsukubai 216Stone Lanterns: Ishi-doro 224Dust Pit: Chiri-ana 225Privy: Setchin 227Fences: Kakine 227Walls: Kabe 232Garden Well: Ido 232The Plantings: Ueki 233Notes 243Tea Text Summaries 261Glossary of Garden Terminology 268Bibliography 276Index 281