{"id":27954,"date":"2024-01-29T14:39:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T05:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tsumugu-admin.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/?p=27954"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:36:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T01:36:24","slug":"samurai-teamaster-urakusai-suntory-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsumugu.yomiuri.co.jp\/en\/feature\/samurai-teamaster-urakusai-suntory-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Samurai tea master Oda Urakusai featured at Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Jo-an (currently located in Inuyama, Aichi Pref.), which is said to be one of the three finest teahouses in Japan, was originally built in a temple precinct in Kyoto in the early 17th century by Oda Urakusai (1547-1622), a samurai warlord who lived through turbulent times and an accomplished practitioner of tea whose style led to the founding of a <em>buke sado<\/em> (samurai tea ceremony) named after him. To retroactively commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death, The Suntory Museum of Art (Roppongi, Tokyo) is holding a special exhibition to highlight the relatively unknown &#8216;samurai tea master&#8217; and his deeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c57b85280141c6f2978562d2544d214e-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29337\"\/><figcaption>A seated statue of Oda Urakusai (Edo Period, 17th century) borrowed from the Shoden Eigen-in temple in Kyoto (Photo by Kazuki Matsuura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tsumugu-blocks-modal-image wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/75f16c54d66b50acd45753204572b2bb.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Dagger (<em>tanto<\/em>)<br\/>Meibutsu: Terasawa Sadamune<br\/>National Treasure<br\/>Late Kamakura-Nambokucho Period, 14th century<br\/>Agency for Cultural Affairs<br\/>(On display: Feb. 28-March 24) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Art of Oda Urakusai, Samurai Tea Master<\/strong><\/p><p>Jan 31 (Wed) &#8211; Mar 24 (Sun), 2024<\/p><p>Suntory Museum of Art<br>(Roppongi, Tokyo)<\/p><cite>*See outline below for details2<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Art of Oda Urakusai, Samurai Tea Master,&#8221; the exhibition scheduled to open on Jan. 31, 2024, will showcase cultural assets and historical material associated with Urakusai borrowed from Shoden Eigen-in (formerly Shoden-in) &#8212; a subtemple of the Zen Buddhist Kennin-ji temple (Kyoto) where Jo-an was built &#8212; and other institutions in Japan. A statue and a portrait painting from Shoden Eigen-in (see below), both of which give us a good idea what he looked like, are among the items to go on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tsumugu-blocks-modal-image wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4af4c934bb78ea8bf8535f744567066f.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Portrait of Oda Urakusai<br\/>Painting: Kano Sanraku, Inscription: Kokan Jikei<br\/>Hanging scroll<br\/>1622<br\/>Shoden Eigen-in Temple<br\/>(On display: Feb. 28-March 24) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Sengoku (Warring states) period to the Edo period, Urakusai, or as samurai, Nagamasu, served under three <em>tenkabito<\/em> (de facto rulers) of medieval Japan &#8212; namely, his elder brother Oda Nobunaga, who came close to unifying Japan; Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who succeeded Nobunaga; and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established the Edo shogunate &#8212; until he finally retired and went into seclusion in Kyoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/75f16c54d66b50acd45753204572b2bb-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29342\"\/><figcaption>From the press review of the exhibition at the Suntory Museum of Art on Jan. 30. (Photo by Kazuki Matsuura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A part of the exhibition will focus on Urakusai as samurai. The <em>tanto<\/em> sword (dagger) known as &#8220;Terasawa Sadamune&#8221; (top photo) &#8212; a designated national treasure of Japan to be exhibited in Section 1 &#8212; once belonged to Hideyoshi and was later bestowed to Urakusai. The dagger is registered in the &#8220;Kyoho Meibutsu-cho&#8221; &#8212; a list of swords of the highest quality compiled during the Kyoho era of the Edo period &#8212; and thereby referred to as a <em>meibutsu<\/em> (literally, &#8216;famous thing&#8217;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/99ffc84dfa184ee468ce308eac7ea0e8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27962\"\/><figcaption>Letter from Matsudaira Mutsunokami to Oda Urakusai<br>Hanging scroll<br>Edo Period, 17th century<br>Shoden Eigen-in Temple<br>(On display: Jan. 31-Feb. 26)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nagamasu was known as a tea connoisseur well before he retired. He developed or kept close ties with high priests and fellow samurai tea masters &#8212; including Furuta Oribe, Date Masamune and Hosokawa Sansai &#8212; even after having gone into seclusion. His associations are well documented in the correspondences kept at Shoden Eigen-in, some of which will go on display in the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15ec3b38785f33bdbe26f10de81fd47a-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29339\"\/><figcaption>The &#8220;Uraku Ido&#8221; tea bowl (Joseon dynasty, 16th century) from the Tokyo National Museum is said to have been owned by Oda Urakusai himself. (Photo by Kazuki Matsuura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/e72504ec4d814c58c823d631a2886489.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27965\"\/><figcaption>Tea caddy&nbsp;<em>bunrin<\/em>&nbsp;type, named &#8220;Tamagaki&#8221;<br>Southern Song dynasty (China), 12-13th century<br>Toyama Memorial Museum<br>(On display throughout the exhibition)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/34de962b459a29897d9ef15103f537a4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29351\"\/><figcaption>The two Black Raku tea bowls (Edo Period, 19th century) attributed to Nin&#8217;ami Dohachi in the foreground are inscribed &#8220;Shoden-in.&#8221; (Photo by Kazuki Matsuura) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the tea utensils actually used by Urakusai have been lost. According to the museum, the tea bowls, caddies and other tools that remain at Shoden Eigen-in and other places, however, is telling of what the master may have used or favored, which in turn will help us imagine the kind of <em>sukisha<\/em> (tea enthusiast) he was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Landscape paintings on partitions from the former <em>shoin<\/em> of Shoden-in Temple&#8221; by Azuchi\u2013Momoyama-period artist Hasegawa Tohaku, &#8220;Lotuses and herons&#8221; by Kano school master Kano Sanraku and several other Shoden-in treasures that have no direct links with the samurai tea master will also be a part of the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9f0c59a31a68465d34f3ce9f94430422.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27968\"\/><figcaption>Lotuses and herons (detail)<br>Kano Sanraku<br>Sixteen panels<br>Edo Period, 17th century<br>Shoden Eigen-in Temple<br>(On display throughout the exhibition)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"790\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/76515b444d5b7a85c2e14cd705f9ddce.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27964\"\/><figcaption>Landscape paintings on partitions from the former <em>shoin<\/em> of Shoden-in Temple (details)<br>Hasegawa Tohaku<br>Six panels<br>Momoyama Period, 16-17th century<br>Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.<br> (On display: Feb. 28-March 24)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition runs through March 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jo-an (currently located in Inuyama, Aichi Pref.), which is said to be one of the three finest teahouses in Ja [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":28091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[405,200,488],"class_list":["post-27954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","tag-suntory_museum_of_art","tag-sword","tag-tea_ceremony"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Samurai tea master Oda Urakusai featured at Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo | \u7d21\u3050\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jo-an (currently located in Inuyama, Aichi Pref.), which is said to be one of the three finest teahouses in Japan, was originally built in a temple precinct in Kyoto in the early 17th century by Oda Urakusai (1547-1622), a samurai warlord who lived through turbulent times and an accomplished practioner of tea who eventually established his own style of buke sado (samurai tea ceremony). 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