Significance of Japanese Tea Ceremony Values with Ceramic Art Interpretation

Abstract

Japanese Tea Ceremony represents harmony, respect, purity and tranquillity which we must embrace in order to achieve the main purpose of the tea ceremony. This event is unique as every process from the tea equipment preparation until the tea is drunk has a distinctive technique. Therefore the positive values are applied to the whole process of the ceremony without not only focusing on the tea as the end product which is essential to present a good value to perfect the ceremony in order to convey it to the guests. Statement of problem is in Malaysia, people value ceramic aesthetically but not the interpretation of it or the values they put in that made the artwork how it is. It is because the artist does not feel the importance of moral values to be the message of their artwork and mostly focuses on the artworks physical. The objective is to instil positive values in ceramic artwork and make it mean something. The values do not have to be labelled specifically for example for nature extinction, political or religious but so long that there are good values to be conversed to people. This is for it not to become just a beautiful artwork but also as a reminder of how important moral values are in the world today as it is being taken for granted each day. This study is based on observation of the ceremony itself. A case study from real life of Japanese culture derived through the comparison with stated in any publication. The summary of this approaches indicate a concept of an art hidden behind these ceremonies. The outcome is an artwork that can be a reminder for us in this grasping world on how important it is to preserve moral values which is the core to live a harmonious live. The Japanese tea ceremony gives a positive impact and teaches good characteristics that need to be instilled in everyone such as manners, beauty, simplicity, respect, appreciation, discipline, humbleness and kindness. The Japanese tea ceremony is a part of Japanese culture that has been kept for a long time and it's proven that the discipline came from this culture. These literature study then be applied as philosophical method in proposing an artwork based on cultural elements.

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