Murata Shuko

Revision as of 17:18, 6 January 2013 by LordAmeth (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
  • Born: 1422
  • Died: 1502
  • Japanese: 村田珠光 (Murata Shukou)

Murata Shukô was a tea master, considered the father of tea ceremony, and credited with originating the tradition of appreciation of the wabi aesthetic.

References

  • Morgan Pitelka. "Art, Agency, and Networks in the Career of Tokugawa Ieyasu." in A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, 459.