6th Ocha Zanmai Tea Conference

  • Sun, Apr 28, 2019 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM

  • Humanities Building

    1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94132

Ticket Price $15.00-$65.00 This event is now over
Description

The 6th Ocha Zanmai: 2019 International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Cultures

 

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Sunday, April 28, 9 AM – 6:30 PM

(Registration desk hours: 8:30 AM - 4 PM)

 

Humanities Building (HUM 133 and HUM 578), San Francisco State University

 

Theme: International Commerce and the Development of Tea Cultures: Silk Road and the Age of Discovery

 

Lectures (listed in the order of presentation)

·         “Historical Review of the Spread of Tea (Chāy) and its Consumption in the Persian World” by Dr. Mitra Ara, Associate Professor of Persian, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, San Francisco State University.

·          “Tibetan Tea Culture” by Ms. Marzi Pecen, Tea Consultant.

·         “From North and from South: The Reception of Karamono Tea Wares in Japan imported from China” by Dr. Tamaki Yano, Professor of Cultural Informatics, Doshisha University.

·         “Vessels Transformed: Chinese Tea Caddies and Korean Teabowls in Japan” by Dr. Andrew L. Maske, Associate Professor of Art History, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky.

·         “Imported Textiles and Japanese Tea Culture[MOU1] ” by Mr. Kazuhiro Suzuki, Director, Suzuki Research Institute of Ancient Textiles.

 

Exhibit

·         Kinran金襴, donsu緞子, nishiki brocade錦, kanto間道, etc. by the Suzuki Research Institute of Ancient Textiles, Kyoto, Japan.

 

Tea Tasting

·         Various kinds of tea from the Middle East and Asia (Persian, Tibetan, Chinese, etc.)

·         Enjoy whisking your own bowl of matcha.  If you don’t know how, we will teach you! 

 

Networking Time (after the academic program)

·         Everyone is welcome!

·         If you can, please bring a bottle of non-alcoholic beverage, a bag of snacks, tea bags, or other light refreshments you have at your home to share.  We will collect them in the morning at the registration desk.  Thank you!

http://mll.sfsu.edu/events/40846-6th-ocha-zanmai

 

Donate to the Tea Conference at https://give.sfsu.edu/toshikomishima

  

SFSU welcomes persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request.  If you would like reasonable accommodations for this event, please contact the Box Office at (415) 338-2467 or Lcabox@sfsu.edu at least 15 working days before the show.

Date & Time

Sun, Apr 28, 2019 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Venue Details

Humanities Building

1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California, 94132

Humanities Building
San Francisco State University

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