Katagiri Sekishū

Katagiri Sekishū
片桐 貞昌
Portrait of Katagiri Sekishū
Daimyō of Koizumi Domain
Preceded byKatagiri Sadataka
Succeeded byKatagiri Sadafusa
Personal details
Born1605 (1605)
Died1673 (aged 67–68)
Parent
Other workSekishū sambyakkajō (Sekishū's Three Hundred Articles)[1][2]
Nickname(s)Katagiri Sadamasa
Katagiri Iwami-no-kami Sadaaki
Military service
AllegianceTokugawa shogunate
RankDaimyō
UnitKatagiri clan

Katagiri Sekishū (片桐 貞昌; 1605 – 1673) (also known as Katagiri Sadamasa or Katagiri Iwami-no-kami Sadaaki) was a Japanese daimyō, tea master, Buddhist monk and painter of the early Edo period.[2][3][4][5] He was the son of Katagiri Sadataka and held the fief of Koizumi in Izumi Province with an income of 10,000 koku.[1][3] A pupil of Kuwayama Sōsen, he was the founder of the Sekishu-ryu school and was known for his taste, judgment, and deep knowledge of tea philosophy.[1] He was appointed tea master to Tokugawa Ietsuna.[1][3][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Biographical dictionary of Japanese art. 1981. p. 489.
  2. ^ a b Frédéric, Japan encyclopedia, 1923, p. 488.
  3. ^ a b c Sadler, Cha-No-Yu: the Japanese tea ceremony, 1962, pp. 174–175.
  4. ^ 町田宗心 (2005). 片桐石州の生涯 (in Japanese). 光村推古書院. ISBN 4838199325.
  5. ^ 谷晃『茶会記の風景』河原書店、1985年。ISBN 978-4761100810。(in Japanese)
  6. ^ 桑田忠親『茶の美』秋田書店、1965年。(in Japanese)