End of the Early Middle Ages,
Around the end of about 30% of the Middle Ages,
Mongol invasion took place.
Japan,
repulsed the Mongols,
After that time,
"an era of civil war and weak government.
Japan was plunged into a period of civil war and weak government.
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During this period of turmoil in Japan, "Karesansui" and "Chayu" (tea ceremony) were born,
Karesansui" and "Chanoyu" were born,
Finally, Sen no Rikyu
Sen no Rikyu,
the culmination of all these
The Wabi and Sabi Culture
the "wabi-sabi" culture, which can be said to be the culmination of all of them.
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Sen no Rikyu's era was also a period of rebirth for Japan,
was also a period of rebirth for Japan.
Powerful warring feudal lords appeared in various regions,
Japan was rapidly recovering.
Among the warring feudal lords,
Oda Nobunaga was an outstanding feudal lord,
Oda Nobunaga was an outstanding feudal lord.
Oda Nobunaga reunited the central part of Japan,
reunified the central part of Japan,
and made the central part of Japan economically prosperous.
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Oribe Furuta was a direct retainer of Nobunaga,
became a disciple of Sen no Rikyu,
Furuta was extremely talented in terms of culture,
He was extremely talented in terms of culture,
a perfect copy of Sen no Rikyu.
At the same time
and at the same time, he was able to create an original tea ceremony
Sen no Rikyu was a master of the tea ceremony.
Sen no Rikyu did not want to be imitated,
Sen no Rikyu did not want to be imitated,
to create something new.
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The result was Oribe ware,
Oribe ware" and "the concept of Otsu",
Oribe ware" and the "concept of Otsu".
Sen no Rikyu,
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created a culture that symbolized the chaotic period of medieval Japan.
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Oribe Oribe was a great master of the art of Oribe ware,
Oribe Furuta created a culture
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Oribe Furuta created a culture that symbolized the heyday of medieval Japan.
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the culture that symbolized the heyday of medieval Japan.
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Furuta's tea ceremony was influenced by ancient Japan,
culture of medieval Japan influenced by ancient Japan.
influenced by ancient Japan.
This is why one of Furuta's armor is called "armor",
one of the pieces of armor worn by Furuta,
ancient clay figure style.
in the style of ancient clay figurines.
In his last years, Furuta eventually
"bag of tears.
The "bag of tears" is a kind of
The bag of tears was created in the context of the tea ceremony,
created in the context of the tea ceremony
but also
the same sensibility as ancient earthenware.
and yet they are also vessels with the same sensibility as ancient earthenware.
Oribe Furuta wrote in his book "Reviving Ancient Japanese Culture,
revive the culture of ancient Japan.
and at the same time, he also achieved the "revival of ancient Japanese culture.
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