The Art of Sencha with Patricia J. Graham PhD

While many associate the Japanese tea ceremony with matcha, this talk highlights the rich tradition of sencha, steeped green leaf tea. Drawing from her book Tea of the Sages, Graham explores how sencha emerged among Japan’s intellectual circles, influenced by Chinese scholar monks, and inspired developments in art, ceramics, and poetry. Today, the sencha tea ceremony continues in more than one hundred schools.

Patricia J. Graham PhD is a former professor, museum curator, Research Associate with the University of Kansas Center for East Asian Studies, and a certified appraiser of East Asian art.

The program concludes with a sencha tea tasting.

More on Patricia J. Graham PhD:

https://patriciagraham.net/

Copies of Tea of the Sages will be available for purchase!

Doug Demusz

Doug Demusz, a passionate lifetime member of Colorado's outdoor community who enjoys backpacking, adventure cycling, backcountry skiing, along with creating music, and a well rounded appreciation of literature, and community events.