Murata Jukō ( 村田珠光 , 1423–1502) is known in Japanese cultural history as the founder of the Japanese tea ceremony , in that he was the early developer of the wabi-cha style of tea enjoyment employing native Japanese implements. His name may also be pronounced Murata Shukō .
12-432: Murata (written: 村田 lit. "village rice paddy") may refer to: People [ edit ] Murata (surname) Places [ edit ] Murata, Miyagi , Japan, a town Murata (San Marino) , a Sanmarinese village Other uses [ edit ] Murata Manufacturing , a manufacturer of electronic components and technology Murata Machinery , also known as Muratec,
24-642: A manufacturer of industrial and fax machines Murata rifle , a Japanese military black-powder rifle of the 19th century S.S. Murata , a Sanmarinese football club Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Murata . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murata&oldid=1212941419 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-562: A particular fondness for unglazed stoneware from the Bizen and Shigaraki schools. However, his style did not prohibit the use of the Chinese ware previously in vogue; the Kokoro no fumi in fact contains several injunctions to "harmonize Japanese and Chinese tastes". For Jukō, excessive concern with the imperfections and rustic aesthetic of Japanese utensils was as bad as a preoccupation with
48-529: A stimulant to keep him awake during his studies. His interest in tea took him to Kyoto , where he learned about the aristocratic practice of the tea ceremony from Nōami . It is recorded in the Record of Yamanoue Sōji that Jukō was employed by the shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa as a tea master at the Ginkaku-ji ; however, this is unlikely to be true. Jukō also studied Zen under the priest Ikkyū Sōjun . It
60-1332: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Murata (surname) Murata (written: 村田 ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akihiro Murata ( 村田 顕弘 , born 1986) , Japanese shogi player Chiho Murata ( 村田 智穂 , born 1984) Japanese shogi player Daishi Murata ( 村田 大志 , born 1988) , Japanese rugby union player Hideo Murata ( 村田英雄 , born 1929) , Japanese singer Kanako Murata ( 村田夏南子 , born 1993) , Japanese mixed martial artist Kazuma Murata ( 村田 和麻 , born 1991) , Japanese field hockey player Kiyoko Murata ( 村田 喜代子 , born 1945) , Japanese writer Koichi Murata ( 村田 航一 , born 1996) , Japanese footballer Minoru Murata ( 村田 實 , 1894–1937) , Japanese movie director, screenwriter and actor Naoki Murata ( 村田 直樹 , 1949–2020) , 8th dan Japanese judoka and author Range Murata ( 村田 蓮爾 , born 1968) , Japanese artist and designer Ryōta Murata ( 村田 諒太 , born 1986) , Japanese boxer Sachiko Murata ( 村田幸子 , born 1943) , Japanese scholar of comparative philosophy and mysticism Shigeharu Murata ( 村田 重治 , 1909–1942) , Imperial Japanese Navy officer Murata Jukō ( 村田珠光 , 1423–1502) , Japanese tea ceremony practicer in
72-653: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Murata Juk%C5%8D He was born in Nara ; some accounts refer to his father as a blind biwa player, although it is generally assumed that he was from the mercantile class. At an early age, he became an attendant at Shōmyōji, a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo sect in Nara. During his youth, Jukō encountered the boisterous tocha gatherings of tea connoisseurs; although these held no appeal for him, he became interested in tea as
84-532: The Kokoro no fumi ( 心の文 , "Letter of the heart") . It came into the possession of the Matsuya family, and was preserved for posterity; Sen no Rikyū praised it highly. As well as being an exposition of practice, the Kokoro no fumi has been explained as an attempt to establish Japan's merchant class within the field of tea, emphasising as it does the use of Japanese ceramics alongside imported Chinese ones. Jukō made extensive use of Japanese tea utensils , having
96-501: The surname Murata . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murata_(surname)&oldid=1128038153 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
108-429: The yojohan (four-and-a-half mat teahouse) that was later to become the standard design under Rikyū, changing the tokonoma and creating a more spiritual environment for the ceremony. In doing so, he attempted to incorporate the aesthetic concepts of hie (chill) and kare (withered) from renga poetry into the tea ceremony; Jukō was a master of the renga literary form. These qualities, were, he felt, expressed in
120-783: The Muromachi period Taku Murata ( 村田 琢 , born 1965) , Japanese video game programmer Toma Murata ( 村田 透馬 , born 2000) , Japanese footballer Tomohiro Murata ( 村田 智弘 , born 1981) , Japanese shogi player Yasuji Murata ( 村田安司 , 1896–1966) , Japanese animator Yoshitaka Murata ( 村田 吉隆 , born 1944) , Japanese politician, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Yukari Murata ( 村田 由香里 , born 1981) , Japanese individual rhythmic gymnast Yusuke Murata ( 村田 雄介 , born 1978) , Japanese manga artist and animator [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
132-457: The regular forms and perfect glazes of Chinese ceramics. He argued that beginners in the tea ceremony should start by obtaining Chinese pieces in order to fully appreciate subsequent Japanese purchases. Jukō stressed four values in his tea ceremony: kin , a form of humble reverence; kei , a respect for the food and drink; sei , purity of both body and spirit; and jaku , a Buddhist concept denoting calmness and freedom from desire. He developed
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#1732776277190144-506: Was Ikkyū's teaching that "the Buddha dharma is also in the Way of Tea" which inspired Jukō's creation of the tea ceremony. Ikkyū presented Jukō with a piece of calligraphy by Yuan Wu (a noted Chinese master of Zen ) as a certificate of his enlightenment. Jukō set out most of his key theories on the tea ceremony in a letter to his student Furuichi Chōin of around 1488, a document now known as
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