{"id":1600,"date":"2017-03-04T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-04T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/culture\/aizu-museum\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2017-03-04T09:02:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T00:02:30","slug":"tea-utensils-from-the-tomioka-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/culture\/aizu-museum\/news-en\/2017\/03\/04\/1600\/","title":{"rendered":"Tea utensils from the Tomioka Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unkaku tea bowl “Kuri” from the Kingdom of Joseon<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bizen tea caddy “Shimoyo” by Inbede from the early Edo period<\/p><\/div>\n

Tea ceremony or Sado<\/em> (the Way of Tea) is a Japanese cultural activity rich in tradition, with more to it than just simply enjoying a cup of warm tea. Sado is about hospitality, discipline and the art of life.<\/p>\n

Shigenori Tomioka, the first president of Japan Metals & Chemicals Co., Ltd., once said that, “A tea bowl and a chasen<\/em> (bamboo whisk) are all you need to enjoy your tea.” Perhaps, this maybe the reason why he has so many tea bowls as part of his collection, totaling up to over 50. The exhibition displays 20 selected tea bowls of Tomioka’s, including Japanese tea bowls created by Hisada Sozen (1647 – 1707) from the early Edo period and the 6th Rakuke, Sanyu (1683 – 1739), as well as ones from China and Korea. Other tea utensils such as chashaku<\/em> (tea scoops), tea caddies and a hanging scroll to decorate the room will also be on exhibit.<\/p>\n

Exhibition information<\/h3>\n