Person Kenzan
Hexagonal dish, Fortune and longevity in underglaze ironOgata KenzanAlthough his works are not as si...
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Person Ninsei
Iroe pheasant incense burnerNonomura Ninsei The history of Japanese ceramics prior to the mid-Edo pe...
Person Imai soukyu
Imai soukyuTea master and political merchant in Sakai, Izuminokuni (Osaka Prefecture).Born in 1520.S...
Person Eisai
EisaiFounder of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Japan.He introduced tea from China (Song Dynast...
Person Kobori Enshu
Kobori EnshuTea master, Kobori Enshu, Kobori MasakazuLord of Omi Komuro domain (12,000 koku) and a f...
Person Oribe Furuta
Oribe FurutaTea master, founder of the Oribe school. Lord of Nishioka Castle in Yamashiro Province (...
Person Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Hideyoshi ToyotomiSamurai warrior, seized control of the Momoyama government.Nicknamed Fujikichiro, ...
Person Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Ashikaga YoshimasaAshikaga Yoshimasa was the 8th Ashikaga Shogun. Born in 1435 (Eikyo 7). Second son...
Person Oda Uraku
Oda UrakuTea master of the Momoyama period, founder of the Uraku school.Born in 1547.His real name w...
Person Oda Nobunaga
Oda NobunagaThe relationship between the ceramic industry and Nobunaga includes the use of Ming-styl...
Person Murata Jyukou
Murata JyukouFounder of Chanoyu. Murata jyukou Murata JukouBorn in 1422 (Oei 29).He is said to have ...
Person Takeno Jyouou
Takeno JyououA tea master in the early days of the tea ceremony.Master of Rikyu.Born in 1502.His fam...