Promulgation of the Contemporary Tea Ceremony 1694
endogenkan
minneapolisinstituteofart
ink, color-on-paper
aged paper
toned paper
ink paper printed
book
sketch book
japan
personal sketchbook
ink
color-on-paper
pen work
sketchbook drawing
sketchbook art
marker colouring
watercolor
"Promulgation of the Contemporary Tea Ceremony," a work from 1694 by the renowned Japanese artist Endō Genkan, is a manuscript showcasing the artist's calligraphic skills and his passion for the Japanese Tea Ceremony. This artwork, currently residing at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, is a testament to the artistic traditions of Edo-era Japan. The manuscript, written in elegant Japanese script, delves into the refined principles and etiquette surrounding the tea ceremony, offering insights into the cultural significance of this ritualistic practice. This small-scale work is a unique example of the intersection of art and cultural expression, showcasing the beauty of Japanese calligraphy and the enduring legacy of the tea ceremony.
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Contemporary guide to tea ceremony, Enshū school. In the mid-1600s, an aristocrat named Kobori Enshū (1579–1647), who was also a skilled poet, artist, flower arranger, and tea master, developed his own style of the tea ceremony based on the aesthetic ideal of kirei-sabi, which combined the notions of refined beauty (kirei) and patina, the wear associated with age (sabi). Enshū’s kirei-sabi style, which partially supplanted wabi (imperfect or rustic) as the dominant aesthetic, had a great impact on the design of gardens and teahouses, decoration of teahouse interiors, and the production of tea wares in the mid-1600s. Two generations later, Endō Genkan, an adherent of the Enshū School of tea, wrote a number of important books on the Japanese tea ceremony including the volumes displayed here, which sought to disseminate Enshū’s kirei-sabi tea aesthetic.
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