Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Senno Rikyu Anecdote3




A water bowl and Japanese apricot with red blossoms

Spring one day, Hideyoshi poured water into the bowl of the big money and put a Japanese apricot with red blossoms by the side Kazue.

And He gave Rikyu an order.

"Arrange a flower;"

Rikyu had the branch of the Japanese apricot with red blossoms upside down and he stroked it lightly and put it in a water bowl.

The state that an opened petal and bud mingled and came into water was very elegant.

Hideyoshi said in high spirits.

"Anything and person that I want to see an embarrassing state of Rikyu, but it is not just awkward that I lend it"




If even food formed by wrapping and twisting of the tea cloth into a bag shape is beautiful


The austere refinement master of tea ceremony of a certain country sent money and a letter to Rikyu.


"Because anything is good, send a tea service set"


Rikyu bought white cloth without staying for the money and sent it and told in this way.

"If even food formed by wrapping and twisting of the tea cloth into a bag shape is beautiful, with the austere refinement tea, I can drink the tea without what. "


★Celadon vertical crane tea bowl [seifu Yohei.★

★Hamada junri cropping / Oribe turtle incense if ( Tung on) Limited Edition★