Urasenke Konnichian Successors (Volume 11) Gengensai Seichu

●Gengensai the 11th, who lived through turbulent times and laid the foundations for modern tea ceremony● This series explores the traditions of Urasenke tea ceremony, compiling one volume for each successive head of the Urasenke Konnichian school, from Sen no Rikyu to the 14th head, Mugensai (Tangensai).

Volume 11 focuses on Gengensai Seichu the 11th, also known as the revival of Urasenke.

This volume recalls his aesthetic sense and tea world through his lasting legacy and favorite utensils, and traces his life's devotion to the prosperity of the Sen school, centering on his wide-ranging and diverse circle of friends, the strict observance of the 250th anniversary of Rikyu's death, and the invention of various tea ceremonies.

This volume also features a timeline and a family tree surrounding Gengensai, providing a multifaceted introduction to Gengensai Seichu. [Book Contents] Gengensai and His Era: The Meiji Restoration...Makoto Takeuchi Color: Gengensai's Legacy...Tea Ceremony Museum Gengensai's Life: The Rise of Urasenke Tea Ceremony and the Modernization of Tea Ceremony...Koichi Tsutsui Gengensai and Ise Matsusaka: The Spring and Autumn of Ozu Shodoan...Katsuhisa Toda Color: Gengensai's Favorite Items...Tea Ceremony Museum Gengensai's Tea Utensils: The Shape of Favorite Items Born from Wide-ranging Interactions...Akio Tanibata In Memory of the Master Gengensai: A Handmade Red Tea Bowl by Gengensai, Named Hyakka-no-Ke...Muneyoshi Nagai In Memory of the Master Gengensai: By Gengensai Portrait of Rikyu Layman...Tsuchimo Sokyu Gengensai's Tea Ceremony and Ichinyosai's First Battle Tea Ceremony...Yamada Tetsuya Gengensai's Tea Room...Kamiya Shoji The Ogure Matsudaira Family and Watanabe Matani-an...Tsutsui Koichi Gengensai and Otsuna Munehiko - From the "Kukashitsu Diary"...Tsuchimo Sokyu Gengensai's Life Chronology...Kyon'an Library Gengensai and His Family Trees and Urasenke Kyon'an Family Trees