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The Munchkin is a breed of cat characterized by its very short legs, which are caused by genetic mutation. Compared to many other cat breeds, it is a relatively new breed, documented since 1940s [1] and officially recognized in 1991. [2] The Munchkin is considered to be the original breed of dwarf cat . Much controversy erupted over the breed ...
A chaikhaneh (teahouse) in Yazd. Throughout China and Japan, a teahouse ( Chinese: 茶館, cháguăn or 茶屋, cháwū; Japanese: chaya (茶屋); Standard Nepali: chiya ghar ( चिया घर )) is traditionally a place which offers tea to its customers. People gather at teahouses to chat, socialize and enjoy tea, and young people often ...
Chashitsu. Jo-an is a chashitsu (tea house) and inscribed as a National Treasure. Chashitsu in its garden setting, Itsuku-shima, c. 1900. Chashitsu ( 茶室, "tea room") in Japanese tradition is an architectural space designed to be used for tea ceremony ( chanoyu) gatherings. [1]
While known in the Western Europe as the "tea ceremony", in the original Japanese fabric and context the practice of tea can be more accurately described as "Teaism". The Japanese tea ceremony (known as sadō/chadō (茶道, 'The Way of Tea') or chanoyu (茶の湯)) is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and ...
Tea culture. A Japanese woman performs a Japanese Tea Ceremony ( sadō/chadō, 茶道) Merchant’s Wife at Tea (Boris Kustodiev, 1918) is a portrayal of Russian Tea Culture. Tea culture is defined by how tea is made and consumed, how people interact with tea, and the aesthetics surrounding tea drinking. Tea plays an important role in some ...
Tai-an. Coordinates: 34°53′32″N 135°40′50″E. Tai-an tea house at the Myōki-an, Kyoto. Tai-an (待庵) is a Momoyama period chashitsu (Japanese tea house) located at Myōki-an temple in Yamazaki, Kyoto. Tai-an was designed by the great tea master Sen no Rikyū in 1582. Sen no Rikyū was named the tea master of Toyotomi Hideyoshi that ...
The Persian cat, also known as the Persian Longhair, is a long-haired breed of cat characterised by a round face and short muzzle. The first documented ancestors of Persian cats might have been imported into Italy from Khorasan as early as around 1620, however, this has not been proven. Instead, there is stronger evidence for a longhaired cat ...
Tea ceremony is a ritualized practice of making and serving tea (茶 cha) in East Asia practiced in the Sinosphere. The original term from China (Chinese: 茶道 or 茶禮 or 茶艺), literally translated as either "way of tea", "etiquette for tea or tea rite", or "art of tea" among the languages in the Sinosphere, is a cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of ...