Person Eisai
EisaiFounder of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Japan.He introduced tea from China (Song Dynasty) and wrote "Kocha ...
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Person Kobori Enshu
Kobori EnshuTea master, Kobori Enshu, Kobori MasakazuLord of Omi Komuro domain (12,000 koku) and a feudal tea master in ...
Person Oribe Furuta
Oribe FurutaTea master, founder of the Oribe school. Lord of Nishioka Castle in Yamashiro Province (Kyoto Prefecture).Bo...
Person Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Hideyoshi ToyotomiSamurai warrior, seized control of the Momoyama government.Nicknamed Fujikichiro, he was first called ...
Person Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga YoshimasaAshikaga Yoshimasa was the 8th Ashikaga Shogun. Born in 1435 (Eikyo 7). Second son of the sixth Yoshin...
Person Oda Uraku
Oda UrakuTea master of the Momoyama period, founder of the Uraku school.Born in 1547.His real name was Chomasu, and he w...
Person Oda Nobunaga
Oda NobunagaThe relationship between the ceramic industry and Nobunaga includes the use of Ming-style tiles during the c...
Person Murata Jyukou
Murata JyukouFounder of Chanoyu. Murata jyukou Murata JukouBorn in 1422 (Oei 29).He is said to have gone by the names Do...
Person Takeno Jyouou
Takeno JyououA tea master in the early days of the tea ceremony.Master of Rikyu.Born in 1502.His family name is Takeno a...
Person Sen no Rikyu
Sen no RikyuA great master of the tea ceremony, born in 1522 (Oei II).His family name was Tanaka, but he took his grandf...
Chawan Taihisan Tenmoku Chawan
Taihisan Tenmoku ChawanTaihisan Tenmoku ChawanDaimeibutsuNational TreasureHeight: 6.4cmDiameter: 11.7cmOuter diameter of...
Chawan Yohen Tenmoku Sakaike
major landmarksNational TreasureHeight: 6.8-7.0 cmMouth diameter: 12.3 cmOuter diameter of stand: 4.3 cmHeight: 0.7 cmIn...