ANST - Teatime

[j'lynn yeates]

> > > Anybody know why Chinese teacups don't have handles? Come on, guess!
> > > (There IS a reason.)
> > 
> > tea is after all ceremony as much as drink .... the better to admire
> > the glazing / shape of the tea bowls (seasonal) ...
> > 
> > 
> Interesting, and could have something to do with it, but, per the
> Tai Chi Master I once took lessons from, you are to hold the cup by
> the body to tell the temperature. If it is too hot to be comfortable
> to hold, it is considered unhealthy to drink it.

from my library ...

for those interested in the real information inherent in this 
thread and desirous to learn more about the history of tea and it's 
intricate connections to zen and the social structures of the 
east, might i suggest:

_Zen and the Art of teh Tea Ceremony_, Horst Hammitzch
	lc # 80-53856
	isbn# 0-312-89859-2
	St. martins Press, New York
	1980 

'wolf

... si vis pacem, para bellum
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