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| - | =====History of Tea===== | ||
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| ====Tea in China==== | ====Tea in China==== | ||
| - | * In Chinese | + | * In Chinese T'ang dynasty (818-907), tea was popular in China. |
| * 785 the famous //chajing// by Lu Yu is written | * 785 the famous //chajing// by Lu Yu is written | ||
| * Tea drunk at that time was //dancha//: tea leaves are steamed, beaten into firm balls, which are then shaved into a powder and mixed with water, and sometimes additional spices. | * Tea drunk at that time was //dancha//: tea leaves are steamed, beaten into firm balls, which are then shaved into a powder and mixed with water, and sometimes additional spices. | ||
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| * They had so much wealth, so they'd be at ease at this artificial shortage of CNY | * They had so much wealth, so they'd be at ease at this artificial shortage of CNY | ||
| * CNY infects Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1536-1598), | * CNY infects Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1536-1598), | ||
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| + | ====Europeans arriving in Japan==== | ||
| + | * In [[literature|CQ41]], | ||
| + | * Of 高山 うこん we know it for sure; and of 織部 also | ||
| + | * Portuguese or Spanish; either merchants (uninformed) or missionaries (who wrote great reports), eg Jesuit Luis Frois (1532-97) or Alessandro Valignano (1539-1606) | ||
| + | * They appreciated CNY especially, since it was not tied to religion. | ||
| + | * These missionaries were very respectful towards Japanese customs and culture, learning Japanese and social rules. | ||
| + | * Valignano ordered all Jesuit premises to have a tea room | ||
| + | * Most interesting figure: João Rodrigues (1561-1633), | ||
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| + | * Sen Soshitsu XV sais in [[literature|CQ41]] that the purification of utensils with a silk cloth and the purification of mouth and hands at the つくばい come from the Christian mass; but for me, that seems a bit far-fetched. He also compares the にじり口 to Matthew 7:13: //Enter by the narrow gate; ... for the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.// (Again, I find this a tad too much, but it's a nice anecdote.) | ||
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| + | ====XVI==== | ||
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| + | ====金森（かな もり）clan (~1550-1650) (CQ77)=== | ||
| + | * warrior clans at that time pursued both the martial as well artistic, most importantly, | ||
| + | * 3 generations: | ||
| + | * 長近（なが ちか）(1524-1608). Founder of 金森 clan. | ||
| + | * 可重（よし しげ or あり しげ）(1558-1615): | ||
| + | * 重近（しげ ちか）/ | ||
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| + | * 長近: Upstart warrior; because he was good, he could ally himself with 3 important warlords: | ||
| + | * 織田信長（おだ のぶなが）(1534-82). 長近 trained 8-year old 信長, and they fought together. 信長 gave 長近 his name (1560), hence they share 長. In 1582, 信長, having conquered about ⅓ of Japan, was assassinated, | ||
| + | * 豊臣秀吉（とよとも ひでよし）(1536-98). Continued to unify Japan after 信長. 長近 around that time adopted his son 可重; 秀吉 gave them some land around 高山, where they build a city. 秀吉 died in 1598, and 長近 went to 徳川家康. | ||
| + | * 徳川家康（とくがわ いえやす）(1542-1616). Strongest warlord at that time. | ||
| + | * 長近 learned tea from 利休 and a rustic guy called 幽宅（ゆう たく）; | ||
| + | * 可重 friends with many important warriors and tea people, like 織部（おりべ）and 小堀遠州（こぼり えんしゅう）(1579-1647). Died in 1615. | ||
| + | * 宗和: Eldest son of 可重, disobeyed an order of 徳川家康（とくがわ いえやす）to join battle in 1614, was disinherited and moved to 京都（きょうと）. Also friends with 織部（おりべ）and 遠州（えんしゅう）, | ||
| + | * He made some Seto potters move to 高山, so 高山 became an important city for 道具. | ||
| + | * He also worked closely together with the 御室（おむろ）kiln (1646-1704) established by [[ninsei|仁清]]（にん せい）near 京都. | ||
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| + | ^ Japanese ^ English ^ | ||
| + | | //Ori rikutsu\\ Kirei kippa wa\\ Tōtōmi\\ Ohime Sōwa ni\\ Musashi Sōtan// | Oribe is disputatious\\ Enshū has refined beauty\\ And a cutting blade. \\ Sōwa is princess-like \\ And Sōtan squalid. | | ||
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| ====Transition to Modern Age (CQ75)==== | ====Transition to Modern Age (CQ75)==== | ||
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| - In Westernized Meiji climate, a lot of museums devoted to Japanese arts popped up between 1926-40), such as the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts. | - In Westernized Meiji climate, a lot of museums devoted to Japanese arts popped up between 1926-40), such as the Nezu Institute of Fine Arts. | ||
| * Upside of this: the public becomes aware of CNY. | * Upside of this: the public becomes aware of CNY. | ||
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| + | ====家元 system==== | ||
| + | * Accordung to Thomson XI 2020 | ||
| + | * 家 for house, hierarchical, | ||
| + | * Preservation is very important, keeping the old ways | ||
| + | * But in XVI that system wasn't in place, it was just tea masters (usually from Sakai and warlords). Preservation wasn't so important, there was room for innovation. | ||
| + | * やまのうえ sais: A tea master between 40-50 should bring his own style into CNY and breathe new fresh life into CNY. | ||
| ====Sources==== | ====Sources==== | ||
| - | * [[Urasenke Chanoyu Handbook One]] | + | * [[literature|Urasenke Chanoyu Handbook One]] |