Installation view, Project Room, Seizan Gallery

Special Project
MORIOKA SHOTEN: THE BOOK OF TEA
Closing Saturday, June 21, 2025
525 West 26th St, NYC

Don’t miss the final week of MORIOKA SHOTEN: THE BOOK OF TEA, a special pop-up at Seizan Gallery featuring the internationally celebrated Tokyo bookstore Morioka Shoten before it closes on June 21!

This unique presentation centers on The Book of Tea, the seminal 1906 text by Japanese art critic, scholar, and collector Okakura Kakuzō (1863–1913). Written in English, Okakura’s essay introduced Western audiences to Japanese aesthetics, spirituality, and philosophy through the lens of tea, becoming a touchstone for cross-cultural understanding. Okakura also played a pivotal role in building the East Asian art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Over the decades, The Book of Tea has inspired countless artists and thinkers—including Georgia O’Keeffe. Earlier this year, Yoshiyuki Morioka of Morioka Shoten visited O’Keeffe’s home and studio in Abiquiú, New Mexico, where he discovered two copies of the book—one annotated by the artist herself.

On view in SEIZAN’s project room are photographs from Morioka’s visit, featuring marked pages and quiet moments captured in O’Keeffe’s desert sanctuary. The installation also includes a rare first edition of The Book of Tea, a portrait of O’Keeffe by photographer Todd Webb, and a curated selection of vintage and contemporary objects inspired by the book and O’Keeffe’s singular sense of place.

This quietly powerful exhibition is not to be missed!

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