"Excerpts from the Tea Ceremony of Sōkyū Imai"

…He was born as the son of a local samurai in Omi Province and called himself Hikoemon Kanekazu. He entered Sakai as a follower of the Hongan-ji Temple, stayed at Naya Sotsugu's house, and became the son-in-law of Takeno Jōō. It seems that he began to call himself Naya Sokyu and attend tea ceremonies around this time, and the surviving tea ceremony records, "Imai Sōkyū Chayū Sakibuku," contain records of 83 tea ceremonies from 1554 (Tenbun 23) to 1589 (Tensho 17). At the same time, he expanded his business from Omi to the Tokai region, and made a great fortune by trading in medicines, gunpowder, guns, and other items in addition to the storehouse business (warehouse and finance business). …

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…近江国の地侍の子として生まれ，彦右衛門兼員と称していたが，本願寺門徒として堺に入り，納屋宗次の家に寄宿し，武野紹鷗（たけのじようおう）の女婿となる。このころから納屋宗久と称して茶会の往来をはじめたらしく，伝存する茶会記《今井宗久茶湯書抜》は1554年(天文23)から89年(天正17)に至る，83回の茶会記が収められている。それと同時に近江から東海地方にまで商圏をのばし，納屋業(倉庫兼金融業)のほか薬種，火薬，鉄砲などの商売も行って巨富を得た。…

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