Meibutsu
Accessories: Box, black lacquered, bentwood
Hook chain: Said to be favored by Rikyu
Accompanying documents: Two letters
Listed in: Collection of Famous Tea Utensils (compiled by Yamagami Sōji), Compendium of Famous Utensils Through the Ages
Dimensions
Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 35.0 cm, Weight: 900 g
Chain Length: 166.0 cm, Chain Weight: 500 g
Along with the Matsumoto-bune and the Awajiya-bune, it is one of the “Three Famous Bune” (later, the Hirata-bune and the Akaneya-bune were added to form the “Five Bune”). The front and rear of the bune are highly curved, and the Suna-ari finish has a slightly reddish hue.
Originally owned by Yoshimasa of the Higashiyama clan, it was passed down to Sen no Rikyū and Takeno Jōō. It later entered the possession of the Hariya Sōshun family and was called the Hariya-bune, but subsequently passed to the Fuyuki family of Edo.
Hariya Sōshun was a disciple of Rikyū who lived in Kamitachibana, Kyoto. It is said that when Hideyoshi visited Sōshun on a snowy night, Sōshun served him tea with washed rice as a snack; Hideyoshi was so impressed that he granted him a fief.
Accompanying Note 1: The chain is of Rikyu’s taste; the flower vase is
said to have been a treasured possession of Lord Higashiyama
The aforementioned flower vase is said to be “Haraya”
Accompanying Note 2: Lord Higashiyama, later
Shōō, passed down from Rikyu
Transmitted through the Haraya and Fuyuki families
Made by Hikiya
Chain: Rikyu’s favorite
Owned by Hōju-an
