Quotes by : Kakuzō Okakura

In the liquid amber within the ivory porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius,....

Welcome to thee,O sword of eternity!Through BuddhaAnd through Daruma alikeThou hast cleft thy way.

We are ever brutal to those who love and serve us in silence, but the time may come when, for our cruelty,....

In joy or sadness flowers are our constant friends.

Fain would we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilization were to be based on the gruesome glory....

...But it is also told that Niuka forgot to fill two tiny crevices in the blue firmament. Thus began....

Nothing is more hallowing than the union of kindred spirits in art. At the moment of meeting, the art....

[Tea-masters] have given emphasis to our natural love of simplicity, and shown us the beauty of humility.....

Taoism as the "art of being in the world," for it deals with the present—ourselves. It is in us that....

One is reminded in this connection of a story concerning Kobori-Enshiu. Enshiu was complimented by his....