Traditional Japanese pastimes: the tea ceremony
Japan is famous for the tea ceremony, a special occasion involving particular objects and rituals, which aims to create the illusion of separation from the everyday world. …
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Eating and drinking in China
While people the world over must eat and drink, not many have felt the need to develop such a complex cuisine as the Chinese. Perhaps because famine has been a frequent occ…
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Indian tea set
This tea set is the work of the renowned Oomersi Mawji, Court Silversmith to the ruler of Kutch, now in Gujarat, western India
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Silver Service Slavery: The Black Presence in the White Home
Black Britons worked in a variety of professions; as sailors, shopkeepers, artisans, labourers, peddlers and street musicians, amongst others. The biggest employment sector…
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Tea Parties at the Museum
The art dealer and collector J.H. Fitzhenry was a well-known figure in the London and Paris art worlds of the turn of the 20th century...
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Tea: East and West
This evocatively illustrated book tells the story of tea around the world, and celebrates its contribution, past and present, to civilized existence. …
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Thu 21 November 2013 15:00
Focusing on Scandinavian design, Blue Badge and V&A guide Annika Hall will lead a tour in the Glass, Ceramics, Furniture and 20th Century Galleries.
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