Takeno Joo

• 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

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005