Sen no Rikyū and the codification of the tea ceremony (1570–1591)

1. Rikyū’s Sakai merchant origins shape his outlook

   Jan 1, 1522Labels: Sen no, Sakai

   • Britannica
   • Nippon com
   • Sakai Museum

2. Training under Takeno Jōō links Rikyū to wabi-cha

   Jan 1, 1555Labels: Takeno J, wabi-cha

   • Takeno J
   • Wabi cha
   • Asian Art Museum

3. Nobunaga takes control of Sakai

   Jan 1, 1569Labels: Oda Nobunaga, Sakai

   • JREF
   • Ceramics Story

4. Wabi-cha lineage sets the stage

   Jan 1, 1570Labels: wabi-cha, Murata Juk

   • Britannica
   • Wabi cha
   • Asian Art Museum

5. Rikyū serves Oda Nobunaga as tea master

   Jan 1, 1570Labels: Sen no, Oda Nobunaga

   • JREF
   • Ceramics Story
   • Asian Art Museum

6. Shift from Nobunaga to Hideyoshi after 1582

   Jan 1, 1582Labels: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sen no

   • Britannica
   • Sen no Riky
   • Asian Art Museum

7. Tai-an tea room embodies extreme small-scale wabi design

   Jan 1, 1582Labels: Tai-an, My ki-an

   • Tai an
   • Sen no Riky

8. Imperial recognition grants the name “Rikyū”

   Jan 1, 1585Labels: Imperial title, Sen no

   • Sen no Riky
   • Sakai Museum

9. Hideyoshi’s Daitoku-ji tea event highlights tea’s political use

   Mar 5, 1585Labels: Daitoku-ji, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

   • Grand Kitano

10. Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony opens tea culture to wider ranks

    Nov 1, 1587Labels: Grand Kitano, Kitano Tenmang

    • Grand Kitano
    • Japanese Wiki

11. Yamanoue Sōji’s execution signals danger for tea circles

    Jan 1, 1590Labels: Yamanoue S, execution

    • Yamanoue S ji
    • Sen no Riky

12. Rikyū’s legacy crystallizes into the Sen-family schools

    Jan 1, 1591Labels: Sen family, Omotesenke

    • Sen no Riky
    • Britannica
    • Sakai Museum

13. Hideyoshi orders Rikyū to commit seppuku

    Apr 21, 1591Labels: seppuku, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

    • Britannica
    • Sen no Riky