SaBi Tea Arts
3675 W 16th Avenue V6R 3C3 Vancouver, BC, Canada

If you're staying in this weekend, you can order your matcha for curbside pick up during our open hours, Friday to Sunday 1-6 pm. Limited quantities of some great new teas from Tsuen, Ippodo, and Hoshinoen are in stock for this weekend as well as the December 4-5-6 open shop. Order ahead and we'll bring it out to you when you arrive: https://tinyurl.com/sabitea-shop

Lecture No. 5 in the Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition series explores chashaku tea scoops, especially the stories surrounding the humble bamboo scoops made by tea master Sen no Riky just before his tragic death and the deep significance they came to have for those to whom they were gifted. Register at: http://ow.ly/5kBM50CdRfN

Tomorrow's Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition lecture will look at flower vases -- particularly those created by the 16th-century tea master Sen no Rikyu -- and their stories. Join us as we continue our exploration into tea aesthetics through great works of tea arts from the past. If you can't join us live, recordings of all talks are available to registrants until November 30th. Register through the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre here: https://centre.nikkeiplace.org//masterworks-of-japanese-t/

The shop is open today and tomorrow 1-6 pm. New inventory includes tea bowls, kimono accessories, and a selection of Japanese flower vessels. Please stop in and see us! Purchases over $100 receive a free matcha whisk

Raku! This Thursday evening, Part 3 of the Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition lecture series will feature the tea bowl known as "guro" (Big Black). Taking this Important Cultural Property as a starting point, we will examine the black Raku ware tea bowls preferred by the 16th-century tea master Sen no Riky and how they came to be seen as embodying the essence of Japanese "tea taste." Register for just this lecture ($10) or the whole series of 6 ($55) here: https://centre.nikkeiplace.org//masterworks-of-japanese-t/ with Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre

The shop will be open next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (10/9-11) from 1-6pm with new inventory, including vintage tea ceremony utensils from Japan, a selection of ceremonial matcha teas, books, kimono and accessories, and more. Additional pop-ups are planned for November and December. Space is limited and safety protocols will be in effect. Thank you in advance for your patience and patronage!

Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part 2 "The Beauty of Age: Treasured Iron Kettles as the Embodiment of the Sabi Aesthetic" Live on Sunday 1 pm or watch later at your leisure What did the great tea masters of the past see in these humble iron vessels? Join us as we explore the complementary but distinct aesthetics of wabi and sabi through their stories. ... Details and registration info here: http://sabiteaarts.com//masterworks-of-japanese-tea-tradit

Tsuruko-san is on the road again -- this time taking her uniquely personal tea experiences abroad to Germany in another charming documentary. The first one is also streaming for just a few more days, until September 18th here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/3016014/ If you haven't seen it yet, it is not to be missed!

Series starts this Thursday! Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part I "Raised from the Ashes: The Tsukumo nasu Tea Caddy" Thursday, September 10, 7 pm via Zoom (recordings available for limited time to those who can't attend live)... Register through Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/masterworks-of-japanese-tea-cul The first session of our series will trace the miraculous stories of the survival and transmission of a small palm-sized ceramic jar made in China that would become one of the most famed and coveted objects owned by generations of Japan's most powerful feudal lords. Historically classified as an "meibutsu" (Great Famous Object), the tea caddy known as "Tsukumo nasu" dates to 13th-14th century Southern Song or Yuan-dynasty China. It is currently in the collection of the Seikado Bunko Art Museum in Tokyo.

Since we're unfortunately still unable to invite you to join us for tea in person, we have teamed up with the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre to add some virtual programming to our fall schedule. Lectures will be held on Zoom with limited time access to recordings for those who can't make the live sessions. Please see the link below and/or message us for more details. We hope you can join us! More details here: http://sabiteaarts.com/news/masterworks-series

Maiko will be joining the rest of the TomoeArts board tomorrow from 2-4pm for our first ever livestream fundraiser event. Popular guest artists, Alcvin Ryzen Ramos and Eien Hunter-Ishikawa will provide musical entertainment live. Around 2:30 Maiko will be offering tips on how to enjoy making matcha at home and all donors receive extra bonus content!

Remembering our sold-out Kd sessions at Nitobe Memorial Garden this time last year and looking forward to the time when we are able to welcome Master Nishigiwa of Senzan Gory for a future visit.

You'll want to take a few minutes to enjoy this beautiful film of the wonderful Tsujimura Shiro at work in his studio in the mountains of Nara.

Happy International Tea Day! http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/5271/icode/