Urasenke
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Urasenke (裏千家;, literally "rear of the Sen house") is the name of one of the main schools of Japanese tea ceremony. The other two are Omotesenke and Mushanokōjisenke.
The head of the Urasenke group is Zabosai Genmoku Soshitsu. He is the 16th generation Grand Tea Master.
Generations
| Generation | Personal name | Tea name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rikyu Sōeki (1522-91) | 利休 宗易 | Hōsensai | 抛筌斎 |
| 2nd | Shōan Sōjun (1546-1614) | 少庵 宗淳 | ||
| 3rd | Genpaku Sōtan (1578-1658) | 元伯 宗旦 | 咄々斎 | |
| 4th | Sensō Sōshitsu (1622-97) | 仙叟 宗室 | Hororisai | 朧月斎 |
| 5th | Jōsō Sōshitsu (1673-1704) | 常叟 宗室 | Fukyūsai | 不休斎 |
| 6th | Taisō Sōshitsu (1694-1726) | 泰叟 宗室 | Rikkansai | 六閑斎 |
| 7th | Chikusō Sōshitsu (1709-33) | 竺叟 宗室 | Saisaisai | 最々斎 |
| 8th | Ittō Sōshitsu (1719-71) | 一燈 宗室 | Yūgensai | 又玄斎 |
| 9th | Sekiō Sōshitsu (1746-1801) | 石翁 宗室 | Fukensai | 不見斎 |
| 10th | Hakusō Sōshitsu (1770-1826) | 柏叟 宗室 | Nintokusai | 認得斎 |
| 11th | Seichū Sōshitsu (1810-77) | 精中 宗室 | Gengensai | 玄々斎 |
| 12th | Jikishō Sōshitsu (1852-1917) | 直叟 宗室 | Yumyōsai | 又玅斎 |
| 13th | Tetchū Sōshitsu (1872-1924) | 鉄中 宗室 | Ennōsai | 圓能斎 |
| 14th | Sekisō Sōshitsu (1893-1964) | 直叟 宗室 | Tantansai (AKA: Mugensai) | 淡々斎 (無限斎) |
| 15th (current grand master) | Hōsō Sōshitsu XV (Sen Genshitsu) (b.April 19, 1923) | 汎叟 宗室 | Hōunsai | 鵬雲斎 |
| 16th (current iemoto) | Sen (Genmoku) Sōshitsu XVI (b. June 7, 1956) | 玄黙 宗室 | Zabōsai | 坐忘斎 |
References
- ["SEN Soshitsu XVI, Iemoto"] in Urasenke website.
- ["The Urasenke Legacy"] in Urasenke Website.
See also
External links
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