JAPANESE KIMONO ART AND ANTIQUES
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Japanese
Hakata Figurines
OH-015 Sen-no Rikyu, tea ceremony master.
Vintage
Hakata figurine
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Sen Rikyu is a 16th century influential
tea master who perfected the Cha-no-yu, way of tea. He
served two historically important figures, Oda Nobunaga
and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, eventually being forced to commit
ritual suicide - Seppuku by Hideyoshi. Sen Rikyu is a given
name by the Emperor.
He holds in his left hand ceramic tsubo
- a tea container with kanji mean excellent tea, and
on his right palm you see tea leaves.
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The Showa period.
Excellent condition.
Dimension: 10" high, 10,1" wide.
On lacquered wooden stand.Price: $
385.00
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