Daitokuji (Kyoto): Shinjuan, Tsusenin north garden

Creator:

Kanamori Sowa 金森宗和, 1584-1656

Published/Created:

ca. 1600-1700

Notes:

The Tsusenin is where the guests wait to go into the Teigyoku tea room (chashitsu). Sowa was a contemporary of Kobori Enshu, with similar interest in courtly style of tea. His family had been followers of Hideyoshi; he refused to join Ieyasu against Toyotomi, was disowned by his family, became a priest and tea master.

Variant Titles:

大徳寺真珠庵

Topics:

Architecture -- Japan -- Kyoto Prefecture -- Kyoto -- (YVRC)
Japanese tea ceremony -- (LC)

Culture:

Buddhist, Zen: Rinzai sect
Edo period, 1615-1868
Kirei sabi (gracefulness and simplicity)

Accession Number:

MY3055

Genre:

gardens (AAT)
religious buildings: temples (AAT)
tea houses, tea rooms (chashitsu) (YVRC)

Format:

Image

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Title:

Asian Collection (Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan Personal Collection)

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 316992

OID:

585937

PID:

digcoll:2069990