Women performing the tea ceremony. Colour woodcut by Chikanobu, 1896.

Whole-length figures

Chanoyu is an established practice of Japanese culture. On the surface it is a humble routine of daily life, but at a more profound level it is a quest for spiritual fulfilment through devotion to the making and serving of tea

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1896.

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Yōshū Chikanobu Bears publisher's mark and set title

Wellcome Collection 36735i