DongDaSong and DaSeen Jeon

Boxed set of two volumes describing and illustrating aspects of Traditonal Korean Tea Ceremonies . [1] Cho Ui's book Dongdasong (Praise for Eastern Tea) is written in verse - in 17 Cantos - praising the origin of Tea, the excellence of Korean tea and the gusto of the tea ceremony. 220p.lllus.Inscription on ffep [2] DaSeenJeon by Bonze Choyee, the father of the revival of the Korean tea describes everything from the picking of the leaves to the choice of a cup to drink it from.184 p. llus. Inscrption on ffep. The illustrations are by Damwon Kim Chang-bae who was born in Seosan in the South Chungcheong province in western part of South Korea. He is the 71st generation descendant of King Kim Su-ro, a founder of Geumgwan Gaya - the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy during the Three Kingdoms, the 10th generation descendant of master of traditional Korean painting Kim Hong-do (Danweon).The inscriptions seem to be in his handwriting. A publicity card from the artist's gallery in Seoul is laid in. Text in Korean, English and some Japanese.In original box wihich has slight crack at top. [Worldcat only ONE copy in the National L:ibrary of Korea]