Sekishu-ryu

Japanese: 石州流 - せきしゅうりゅう

A school of tea ceremony founded by Katagiri Sekishu. Established in the early Edo period. In addition to the etiquette of the table, Sekishu further improved the Rikyu one-and-a-half-tatami tea ceremony method passed down from Sen no Rikyu's eldest son Doan to Kuwayama Sosen, forming his own unique style and founding a school. Sekishu, as a shogun instructor following Furuta Oribe and Kobori Enshu, was in charge of tea ceremony instruction for the fourth Tokugawa shogun, Ietsuna. Due to this relationship, the school flourished and spread widely among feudal lords, bannermen, and retainers throughout the country, but the Sekishu school was passed down not only by Sekishu's direct descendants, but also by talented students of Sekishu's school. The manner in which the various schools have developed and dispersed has been remarkable, and it is believed that the reason why the Sekishu school is known to the world as the most diverse school of tea ceremony is because of its system of complete transmission.

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New Sekishu

The direct line of the Sekishu school of tea ceremony passed down by the descendants of Sekishu. The 8th generation, Sadanobu Katagiri, added the Senke tea style and created the new Sekishu.

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Sekishu-ryu Headmaster

In the Showa era, the 14th head of the school, Katagiri Sadao, built the Takabayashi-an hermitage on the site of Koizumi Castle (in Yamatokoriyama City) and once again took on the title of head of the Sekishu-ryu school.

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Sogen sect

In the early Edo period, this sect was founded by Katagiri Sekishu's chief retainer, Fujibayashi Sogen.

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Yixi School

In the early Edo period, the founder was Ikei Soetsu, a direct disciple of Sekishu and a tea monk. The school that spread to the city of Edo is called the Edo Ikei school, and the school that spread to the Echigo region (Niigata Prefecture) centered on Shibata is called the Echigo Ikei school.

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Isa faction

In the early Edo period, the founder was Isa Kotaku, a disciple of Ikei Soetsu and a master of the school. The name Kotaku was passed down to the fourth generation.

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Chinseishite

Early Edo period. The founder of this school was Matsuura Shigenobu, the fifth feudal lord of Hirado, Hizen (Nagasaki Prefecture), who studied the Sekishu school with the help of Fujibayashi Sogen.

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Unknown faction

Late Edo period. The founder of this school was Matsudaira Fumai, the seventh feudal lord of Matsue in Izumo (Shimane Prefecture), who descended from the school of the 3rd generation Isa Kotaku.

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Old Ishizu

Late Edo period. The Honjo clan, vassals of the Mizuno clan, lord of Fukuyama Domain in Bingo (Hiroshima Prefecture), who followed the tradition of the Sogen school, moved to Osaka towards the end of the Edo period and popularized this style. It was mainly popular among Osaka townspeople and developed after the Meiji period. It continues to exist as a townspeople-style tea ceremony, and has a slightly different feel from other schools.

In addition, there are various other schools, such as the Onishi school founded by Onishi Kansai, the Oguchi school founded by Oguchi Shoo, the Shimizu school founded by Shimizu Dokan, and the Noda school founded by Noda Suio.

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[Reference] | Katagiri Sekishu

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

片桐(かたぎり)石州を開祖とする茶道の流派。江戸初期に成立。台子(だいす)の作法に加えて、千利休(せんのりきゅう)の長男道安(どうあん)から桑山宗仙(くわやまそうせん)へと伝わった利休一畳半の茶法を、さらにその個性にあわせてくふう改良し、独自の茶風を形成、一流派を開く。石州は、古田織部(おりべ)、小堀遠州に続く将軍指南として、徳川4代将軍家綱の茶の湯指導にあたった。この関係から、全国の諸大名、旗本、御家人(ごけにん)などの間で大いに隆盛し、広まったが、石州流は、石州直系の子孫によって伝わったほかに、石州門下の逸材によっても伝えられた。その諸派分散発展の様相は著しく、石州流が茶道流派中もっとも多岐にわたる流派として世に知られるのは、完全相伝制をとったゆえと考えられる。

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