Sado – Japanese beauty

Sado is tea ceremony. Also refers to the style and Art that it was used as a base.

【 What is Sado ? 】　

Tea ceremony , boil the hot water of the Japanese tradition , built a tea , behave the tea act. Also refers to the style and Geido that it was used as a base.
Performance and the sense of unity of the host and guest , Kakemono such as Zen word to be applied to the alcove of the tea utensils and tea house that begins to bowl become integrated as elements that make up a whole than is individual work of art , that time itself is comprehensive to progress as a tea ceremony it is an art.
The current general , the ” tea ceremony ” and refers to the tea ceremony using green tea , but also contains green tea road to use a green tea , which was established in the Edo period.

【 History of Sado 】　
For the first time systematically book brought in the knowledge of tea in Japan , Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty ( 733 years – 804 years) has been referred to as the ” tea through ” written by.
Preparation of habits and tea drinking tea was introduced by envoys to the Heian period (794 to 1185).
The Eisai that conveyed the Zen Buddhism in Japan in the Kamakura period (1185 to 1333), planted the tea brought back from China to Kyushu. Also, Akie Shonin of Uji send the seeds of tea , it has been said to be the origin of Uji tea.
Edo era to the early , tea ceremony , but was mainly a limited only , such as feudal lords , wealthy merchants , townspeople class in Edo medium term has dramatically increased with the economic rise.
Of these townspeople class welcomed a new tea ceremony entrants to the Lord , is the school of thousand family centered on a is three Senge origin of townspeople.
From this time , now it is the purpose of the original tea ceremony ” beauty of the heart that appears when you entertain the people ” is emphasized.”What is a thing of nature to entertain the people” tea ceremony original spirit has been reviewed that , the tea ceremony , which is called the current ” tea ceremony ” was completed.

Once in the Meiji era (October 23, 1868 through July 30, 1912), tea ceremony has been incorporated as a liberal arts women’s.Because of this tea ceremony , also won element as a ” women’s culture ” different from the original Wabi tea , it has become commonplace is gorgeous tea in the beautiful kimono.
After World War II , spread the tea ceremony also abroad , popularization of tea ceremony has become a global level.

SADO (Tea ceremony) , Senge ten positions of the trajectory Exhibition　

【Senkejissoku】
Also followed by tea ceremony of Senge more than 400 years from Sen no Rikyu . Referred to as ” Senge Jissoku ” jobs home ten to make the tea utensils of the Senge preference.
May 1923 , held a ” Senge ten positions Tea display Board ” in Osaka Mitsukoshi store , where ” Senge Jissoku ” has been named.
During hundreds of years, and epilepsy the tea utensils about 250 points aesthetics of DNA it has been handed down.

【EVENT DATE】
August 31 (Wed) to September 12 (Mon) 10:30 am ~19:00 pm [ 19:30 pm closing time ]
Place : Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi 7F Gallery
Fee : Adult 800 yen , Children 600 yen , Elementary school or less free

In this exhibition , including the transmitted from generation to generation in the three thousand house of each your Iemoto ” masterpiece “, ” masterpiece ” , and epilepsy to bring together each job home and Fine tea utensils of Senge ten positions.Take this opportunity , please enjoy the essence of Japanese beauty that Senge ten jobs were created.