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Gengensai was the 11th head of the [[Urasenke]] school of [[tea ceremony]]. At the [[1872 Kyoto Exposition]], in part to accommodate to foreign visitors who might have had difficulty sitting in the Japanese fashion, Gengensai introduced a new form of tea ceremony, called ''ryûrei'', which was performed seated on chairs around a table.

Gengensai was the 11th head of the [[Urasenke]] school of [[tea ceremony]], and was head of the school at the time of the [[Meiji Restoration]]. He is credited with a number of changes to tea practice, including opening Urasenke to women who wished to study tea formally.

 

At the [[1872 Kyoto Exposition]], in part to accommodate to foreign visitors who might have had difficulty sitting in the Japanese fashion, Gengensai introduced a new form of tea ceremony, called ''ryûrei'', which was performed seated on chairs around a table.

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==References==

==References==

*Voltaire Garces Cang. "Preserving Intangible Heritage in Japan: The Role of the Iemoto System." ''International Journal of Intangible Heritage'' 3 (2008). 73.

*Voltaire Garces Cang. "Preserving Intangible Heritage in Japan: The Role of the Iemoto System." ''International Journal of Intangible Heritage'' 3 (2008). 73.

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