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*''Born: [[1751]]'' | *''Born: [[1751]]'' | ||
| − | *''Died: [[1818]]'' | + | *''Died: [[1818]]/4/24'' |
| + | *''Childhood Name'': 鶴太郎 ''(Tsurutarou)'' | ||
| + | *''Other Names'': 治郷 ''(Harusato)'', 未央庵 ''(Miouan)'', 一々斎 ''(Ichiichisai)'', 宗納 ''(Sounou)'' | ||
*''Japanese'': [[松平]]不昧 ''(Matsudaira Fumai)'' | *''Japanese'': [[松平]]不昧 ''(Matsudaira Fumai)'' | ||
| − | Matsudaira Fumai was | + | Matsudaira Fumai was the seventh [[Edo period]] ''daimyô'' of [[Matsue han]], and a famed tea master. |
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| + | He took his pseudonym Fumai from a phrase "''furaku fumai''" which appears in the ''Mumonkan hyakujô yako''. | ||
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| + | Fumai became lord of Matsue at age 17, and with the help of ''[[karo|karô]]'' [[Asahi Tanba]], enacted reforms to improve the domain's administration. He began practicing [[tea ceremony]] at the age of 20, and later began assembling a notable collection of tea implements. | ||
He compiled a guide to ''meibutsu gire'' (famous textiles associated with [[tea ceremony]]) published in [[1789]]-[[1797]], and was also involved in the rebuilding of the [[Kohoan]] at [[Daitoku-ji]], which had been destroyed by fire in [[1793]]. | He compiled a guide to ''meibutsu gire'' (famous textiles associated with [[tea ceremony]]) published in [[1789]]-[[1797]], and was also involved in the rebuilding of the [[Kohoan]] at [[Daitoku-ji]], which had been destroyed by fire in [[1793]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*"Albums of Ancient Textiles," Gallery label at [[Tokyo National Museum]], August 2013. | *"Albums of Ancient Textiles," Gallery label at [[Tokyo National Museum]], August 2013. | ||
| + | *Pamphlet from Meimeian tearoom, Matsue. | ||
[[Category:Samurai]] | [[Category:Samurai]] | ||
[[Category:Artists and Artisans]] | [[Category:Artists and Artisans]] | ||
[[Category:Edo Period]] | [[Category:Edo Period]] | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 28 August 2013
- Born: 1751
- Died: 1818/4/24
- Childhood Name: 鶴太郎 (Tsurutarou)
- Other Names: 治郷 (Harusato), 未央庵 (Miouan), 一々斎 (Ichiichisai), 宗納 (Sounou)
- Japanese: 松平不昧 (Matsudaira Fumai)
Matsudaira Fumai was the seventh Edo period daimyô of Matsue han, and a famed tea master.
He took his pseudonym Fumai from a phrase "furaku fumai" which appears in the Mumonkan hyakujô yako.
Fumai became lord of Matsue at age 17, and with the help of karô Asahi Tanba, enacted reforms to improve the domain's administration. He began practicing tea ceremony at the age of 20, and later began assembling a notable collection of tea implements.
He compiled a guide to meibutsu gire (famous textiles associated with tea ceremony) published in 1789-1797, and was also involved in the rebuilding of the Kohoan at Daitoku-ji, which had been destroyed by fire in 1793.
References
- "Albums of Ancient Textiles," Gallery label at Tokyo National Museum, August 2013.
- Pamphlet from Meimeian tearoom, Matsue.
