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Sôgyu was the son of [[Tsuda Sotatsu|Tsuda Sôtatsu]] and from a wealthy [[Sakai]] merchant family. He enjoyed the favor of [[Oda Nobunaga]] and later [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] for his skill at the tea ceremony. His familiarity with [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] seems to have damaged his reputation after Mitsuhide killed Oda Nobunaga in [[1582]] though he continued to attend notable tea ceremonies, including Hideyoshi's brief [[Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony]] in [[1587]].

Tsuda Sôgyu is considered one of the most prominent and influential [[tea ceremony|tea practitioners]] of late 16th century [[Sakai]], alongside [[Imai Sokyu|Imai Sôkyû]] and [[Sen no Rikyu|Sen no Rikyû]].

 

He was the son of wealthy merchant and prominent tea practitioner [[Tsuda Sotatsu|Tsuda Sôtatsu]], and enjoyed the favor of [[Oda Nobunaga]] and later [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] for his skill at the tea ceremony. Like his father, Sôgyû produced a number of notable ''chakai-ki'' (records of tea gatherings).

 

His familiarity with [[Akechi Mitsuhide]] seems to have damaged his reputation after Mitsuhide killed Oda Nobunaga in [[1582]] though he continued to attend notable tea ceremonies, including Hideyoshi's brief [[Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony]] in [[1587]].

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