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Imai soukyuTea master and political merchant in Sakai, Izuminokuni (Osaka Prefecture).Born in 1520.Son-in-law of Shao'o....

EisaiFounder of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Japan.He introduced tea from China (Song Dynasty) and wrote "Kocha ...

Kobori EnshuTea master, Kobori Enshu, Kobori MasakazuLord of Omi Komuro domain (12,000 koku) and a feudal tea master in ...

Oribe FurutaTea master, founder of the Oribe school. Lord of Nishioka Castle in Yamashiro Province (Kyoto Prefecture).Bo...

Hideyoshi ToyotomiSamurai warrior, seized control of the Momoyama government.Nicknamed Fujikichiro, he was first called ...

Ashikaga YoshimasaAshikaga Yoshimasa was the 8th Ashikaga Shogun. Born in 1435 (Eikyo 7). Second son of the sixth Yoshin...

Oda UrakuTea master of the Momoyama period, founder of the Uraku school.Born in 1547.His real name was Chomasu, and he w...

Oda NobunagaThe relationship between the ceramic industry and Nobunaga includes the use of Ming-style tiles during the c...

Murata JyukouFounder of Chanoyu. Murata jyukou Murata JukouBorn in 1422 (Oei 29).He is said to have gone by the names Do...

Takeno JyououA tea master in the early days of the tea ceremony.Master of Rikyu.Born in 1502.His family name is Takeno a...

Sen no RikyuA great master of the tea ceremony, born in 1522 (Oei II).His family name was Tanaka, but he took his grandf...