Chanoyu Aesthetics: Rikyu, Oribe and Enshu’s Tea Utensils
Mitsui Memorial Museum
Until Jun 16
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Among the art objects donated by the Mitsui family, the tea ceremony utensils have been collected and accumulated over many years since the Edo period and are unparalleled in number and quality. They are a valuable group of works for research into the history of the tea ceremony.
This exhibition has selected tea ceremony utensils made by Sen no Rikyu, Oribe Furuta, and Enshu Kobori, who led the world of the tea ceremony from the Momoyama period to the early Edo period, to explore their respective aesthetic sensibilities.
In recent years, many studies on the history of the tea ceremony have been published, reexamining the "created legends" of famous tea masters and pursuing the "true form" of the tea ceremony.
While keeping this trend in mind, this exhibition will be organized in the conventional way of understanding the aesthetic senses of the three tea masters: Rikyu's "wabi-sabi" beauty, Oribe's “hakaku-no-bi" beauty, and Enshu's "kirei-sabi" beauty. The purpose of this exhibition is to allow visitors to view the tea ceremony utensils themselves, to sense the aesthetic sensibilities of Rikyu, Oribe, and Enshu, and to contemplate the "truth" of the three from the perspective of the aesthetics of the tea ceremony.
This exhibition has selected tea ceremony utensils made by Sen no Rikyu, Oribe Furuta, and Enshu Kobori, who led the world of the tea ceremony from the Momoyama period to the early Edo period, to explore their respective aesthetic sensibilities.
In recent years, many studies on the history of the tea ceremony have been published, reexamining the "created legends" of famous tea masters and pursuing the "true form" of the tea ceremony.
While keeping this trend in mind, this exhibition will be organized in the conventional way of understanding the aesthetic senses of the three tea masters: Rikyu's "wabi-sabi" beauty, Oribe's “hakaku-no-bi" beauty, and Enshu's "kirei-sabi" beauty. The purpose of this exhibition is to allow visitors to view the tea ceremony utensils themselves, to sense the aesthetic sensibilities of Rikyu, Oribe, and Enshu, and to contemplate the "truth" of the three from the perspective of the aesthetics of the tea ceremony.
Schedule Now in session | Apr 18 (Thu) 2024-Jun 16 (Sun) 2024 44 days left Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1200, University and High School Students ¥700, Junior High School Students and Under free. | ||||
| Venue | Mitsui Memorial Museum http://www.mitsui-museum.jp/english/english.html  | ||||
| Location | 7F Mitsui Honkan, 2-1-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0022 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from exit A7 at Mitsukoshimae Station on the Ginza and Hanzomon lines, 4 minute walk from exit B11 at Nihombashi Station on the Ginza and Tozai lines or Toei Asakusa line, 7 minute walk from Nihombashi exit of JR Tokyo Station. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 | ||||
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