Sen no Rikyū
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Sen no Rikyū, also known simply as Rikyū, was a Japanese tea master considered the most important influence on the Japanese tea ceremony, particularly the tradition of wabi-cha. He was also the first
Sen no Rikyū by Hasegawa Tōhaku
His chashitsu Tai-an at the Myōki-an, Kyoto
Suigetsu (Intoxicated by the Moon) paper hanging scroll for a tea ceremony by Sen no Rikyū, c. 1575
Flower vase Onkyoku, by Sen no Rikyū, 16th century
Wabi-sabi
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In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi centers on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. It is often described as the appreciation of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incompl
Sen no Rikyū
…1504–62), and at nineteen, through Dōchin's introduction, he began to study tea under Takeno Jō'ō, who is also associated with the development of the wabi aesthetic in tea ceremony. He is believed to have received the Buddhist name Sōeki (宗易) from the Rinzai Zen priest Dairin Sōtō (1480–1568) of Nanshū-ji…
Zen garden of Ryōan-ji, built during the Higashiyama period. The clay wall, stained with subtle brown and orange tones, reflects sabi principles, while the rock garden reflects wabi principles.
A Japanese tea house reflecting the wabi-sabi aesthetic in Kenroku-en (兼六園) Garden
Wabi-sabi tea bowl, Azuchi–Momoyama period, 16th century
Modern tea vessel made in the wabi-sabi style