Detail: Cha no yu (tea ceremony), which was developed and perfected by Sen no Rikyu and other tea masters of the Momoyama period, entered into a new stage in the Edo period. Daimyō (warrior leader) tea masters began to lead a new direction of cha no yu, and toward the late Edo period, sencha, a new type of tea ceremony, gained popularity. Kyōyaki (Kyoto-made) and Kuniyaki (locally made) ceramics and the Hizen porcelain added color to the world of tea ceremony, as well as the karamono (items of Chinese origin) was treasured in the utensils of the daimyō. One can see the establishment of a distinctive esthetic of tea ceremony through the merging of Japanese and Chinese worlds. This show will introduce the development and beauty of the utensils cherished by the Edo period tea masters.
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