is the oldest, as it surely the most constantly congenial, reminder of the West’s debt to the East

Eighteen Scholars of the T’ang. Traditionally attributed to Emperor Hui-tsung. From the collection of National Palace Museum, Taipei. / Tea may be the oldest, as it surely the most constantly congenial, reminder of the West’s debt to the East…Because we in the West have shared in the drink for so long, it is good that we begin to share as well in the literature about the drink and its meaning.

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