Takeno Joo

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  • Born: 1502
  • Died: 1555
  • Distinction: Tea master and merchant
  • Japanese: 武野紹鷗 (Takeno Jôô)


Jôô was originally from Yamato province and became a wealthy merchant in Sakai. He became well-known as a master of the tea ceremony and is reputed to have tutored such future masters as Tsuda Sôgyû and Sen no Rikyû

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