Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition: Part 3

Ōguro: Black Raku Ware and the Tea Aesthetics of Sen no Rikyū

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Thursday, October 8, 7 pm
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single session $10 / six-session series $55 (CAD)

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Important Cultural Property. Raku ware tea bowl, known as "Ōguro" (Big Black), by Chōjirō. Private Collection.

In this third lecture of our series, we will look at the black Raku ware tea bowls preferred by the 16th-century tea master Sen no Rikyū and how they came to be seen as embodying the essence of Japanese "tea taste" ever since.

The series "Masterworks of Japanese Tea Tradition" is presented in conjunction with the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre. All lectures are presented by Maiko Behr of SaBi Tea Arts.