Difference between revisions of "Imai Sokyu"
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* ''Birth: [[1520]]'' | * ''Birth: [[1520]]'' | ||
| − | * ''Death: [[1593]]'' | + | * ''Death: [[1593]]'' |
* ''Distinction: Tea master, merchant'' | * ''Distinction: Tea master, merchant'' | ||
* ''Son: [[Imai Sokun|Sôkun]] (d.[[1627]])'' | * ''Son: [[Imai Sokun|Sôkun]] (d.[[1627]])'' | ||
| − | + | Sôkyû was one of [[Sakai|Sakai's]] most important merchants and a member of the city's leadership council. When [[Oda Nobunaga]] demanded that Sakai acknowledge his authority, Sôkyû urged the council to submit and sent Nobunaga two valuable tea items as a good will gesture. Nobunaga awarded Sôkyû for his efforts by giving him a lucrative commission to supply firearms and gunpowder to the [[Oda clan|Oda]]. He instructed Nobunaga in the tea ceremony, advised Nobunaga and certain of his vassals in acquiring artworks, and as a tea master later enjoyed the favor of [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. Sôkyû was also present for the [[Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony]] ([[1586]]). | |
| − | Sôkyû was one of [[Sakai|Sakai's]] most important merchants and a member of the city's leadership council. When [[Oda Nobunaga]] demanded that Sakai acknowledge his authority, Sôkyû urged the council to submit and sent Nobunaga two valuable tea items as a good will gesture. Nobunaga awarded Sôkyû for his efforts by giving him a lucrative commission to | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{biodict}} | {{biodict}} | ||
| − | + | *Morgan Pitelka. "Art, Agency, and Networks in the Career of Tokugawa Ieyasu." in ''A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture''. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, 450. | |
[[Category:Merchants]][[Category:Sengoku Period]] | [[Category:Merchants]][[Category:Sengoku Period]] | ||
Revision as of 02:19, 6 January 2013
Sôkyû was one of Sakai's most important merchants and a member of the city's leadership council. When Oda Nobunaga demanded that Sakai acknowledge his authority, Sôkyû urged the council to submit and sent Nobunaga two valuable tea items as a good will gesture. Nobunaga awarded Sôkyû for his efforts by giving him a lucrative commission to supply firearms and gunpowder to the Oda. He instructed Nobunaga in the tea ceremony, advised Nobunaga and certain of his vassals in acquiring artworks, and as a tea master later enjoyed the favor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Sôkyû was also present for the Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony (1586).
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- Morgan Pitelka. "Art, Agency, and Networks in the Career of Tokugawa Ieyasu." in A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, 450.
