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千利 休 Sen no Rikyu

千利 休 Sen no Rikyu. Culture Presentation by ジェーン. 1522-1591 Made large contributions to Japanese Tea Ceremony Served as tea master to Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Overview. Born in the merchant city Sakai Began studying the Way of Tea at an early age

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千利 休 Sen no Rikyu

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  1. 千利休Sen no Rikyu Culture Presentation by ジェーン

  2. 1522-1591 • Made large contributions to Japanese Tea Ceremony • Served as tea master to Oda Nobunaga and ToyotomiHideyoshi Overview

  3. Born in the merchant city Sakai • Began studying the Way of Tea at an early age • Learned both traditional and contemporary tea ceremonies • Later began study of Zen at Daitoku-jiTemple Early Life/Education

  4. Served as tea master to Oda Nobunaga and ToyotomiHideyoshi • In 1585, he received the Buddhist rank of koji from Emperor Ogimachi. • This established his preeminence among leading Japanese tea practitioners • Koji: honorary title for a lay person who lived a pious Buddhist life Later Life

  5. Harmony (wa: 和) • Respect (kei: 敬) • Purity (sei: 清) • Tranquility (jaku: 寂) 4 Fundamental Qualities Exemplified in Tea Ceremony

  6. Smaller tea house (built for 5) • Low doorway, meant to humble guests before the ceremony • Separate entrances built for the host and the guests • Separate room built for tea utensils to be washed • New design to the utensils themselves • Asymmetrical, return to nature Left Lasting Impression on Tea Ceremony

  7. Forced suicide—basically, ToyotomiHideyoshi stopped liking him. • Gathered his family and disciples at his death bed, whereupon he composed his death poem: • “I raise the sword. 
This sword of mine; 
Long in my possession. 
The time is come at last. 
Skyward I throw it up!” Death  |Back to Home|

  8. “Sen no Riku.” Zen Stories of the Samurai.25 Mar. 2012. • “Sen no Rikyu.” New World Encyclopedia. 25 Mar. 2012. • "SenRikyū." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. Citations and Such:

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