The Zen garden at <n>Ryoanji Temple</n> in Kyoto, Japan, created in 1499. Photo by <n>John Pawson</n>.

Pastries by self-taught pastry chef <n>Валерий Линдстрем</n>.

<n>Afternoon Tea</n> by Canadian artist <n>Sydney Smith</n>.

A tea setting with teaware by artists <n>Andrzej Bero</n>, <n>Šimon Dorociak</n>, and <n>Omar Riverstone</n>.

<n>Glass Tea House Mondrian</n> by <n>Hiroshi Sugimoto</n> in Naoshima, 2014.

Sweets including <n>nougat</n>, <n>Turkish delight</n>, and <n>Calissons d’Aix</n>. Photo by <n>Irving Penn</n> for <n>Vogue</n>, 1992.