Sophisticated Eloquence (Funju 噴珠), mid 17th century, Seigan Sōi, 1588 - 1661, 8 3/4 × 16 3/16 in. ( × cm) (image)40 3/8 × 17 7/8 in. ( × cm) (mount, without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 17th century, Three generations of tea masters in the late 1400s and 1500s are credited with transforming the Japanese tea ceremony and developing the form of tea preparation known as wabi-cha, based on the notion of rustic simplicity: Murata Jukō (1423–1502), Takeno Jōō (1502–1555), and his follower Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591). Instead of using only luxurious Chinese tea utensils

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