Nishimura Dounin

Japanese: 西村道仁 - にしむら・どうにん

Years of birth: unknown. A kettle maker from the Momoyama period. He lived in Kamaza, Sanjo, Kyoto. He is said to have been a pupil of Nagoshi Jyosuke. He holds the title of Tenkaichi, and is famous as the teacher of Tsuji Yojiro, the kettle maker for Sen no Rikyu. Nishimura Michiji's "Kettle Maker's History" states that he was a kettle maker during the time of Takeno Jōō (1502-1555), Rikyu's teacher, and was Oda Nobunaga's kettle maker, and "Chado Sentei" states that he was Jōō's kettle maker and made the kettle "Sakuragawa." It is said that he also made kettles such as "Ariake" and "Kan", but these are no longer extant. Among the works bearing inscriptions, the giboshu of Mt. Haguro in Yamagata Prefecture, inscribed in 1593 (Bunroku 2), the temple bell of Honkokuji Temple in Kyoto, inscribed in 1605 (Keicho 10), the lantern of Myorenji Temple in Kyoto, inscribed in 1605, the temple bell of Senshoji Temple in Yamagata, in the same year, and the temple bell of Fukujuin Temple in Saitama, in the same year, are known. His sons or disciples were Nishimura Kyubei and Yaichiro, and Yaichiro continued to be a family of successive generations. <References> Katori Hidemasa, "Shinsen Cha-no-yu Kettle Illustrated Catalog"

(Harada Kazutoshi)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
桃山時代の釜師。京都三条釜座に住した。名越浄祐の門人と伝える。天下一の称号を持ち,千利休の釜師である辻与次郎の師として著名である。西村道冶の『釜師之由緒』では利休の師である武野紹鴎(1502～55)時代の人で,織田信長の釜師といい,『茶道筌蹄』では紹鴎の釜師で「桜川」という釜を作ったと記している。このほか「有明」「靨」などの釜を作ったというが現存しない。在銘の作では,文禄2(1593)年銘の山形県羽黒山擬宝珠,慶長10(1605)年銘の京都本国寺梵鐘,同11年銘京都妙蓮寺灯籠,同年山形専称寺梵鐘,同年埼玉福寿院梵鐘が知られている。子または門人に西村九兵衛,弥一郎がおり,弥一郎は代々続いた。<参考文献>香取秀真『新撰茶之湯釜図録』

(原田一敏)

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