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![]() Treat the fullest vase as empty, and it will not run dry in use. - Lao-tzu, The Book of Change Closely tied to Zen philosophy (an amalgamation of Taoist and Buddhist teachings), the way of tea also corresponds to the metaphor of the vase and water. As the epitome of the Way, the vase offers the life force of water much as a bowl of tea exudes warmth to the guest. Even as water evaporates from the vase, the water symbolism embedded in the tearoom design suggests in ones mind a vase full of water. Effacing the spatial distinction of interior and exterior, and the container and the contained, the Water tearoom is a source of boundless imagination. Copyright © 2002 Asia Society
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