大名茶の系譜 : 武辺の茶の統治機能  [in Japanese] The Genealogy of the Tea Ceremony by Japanese Feudal Lord : The Functional Rule through the Tea Ceremony of Samurai(Liberal Arts)  [in Japanese]

中国より渡来した茶は、僧侶、公家、武士等に広まっていき、やがて足利、織田、豊臣らの大名によって茶道として定着していくのであるが、公家の茶、町人茶、大名茶はその理念、形態等に多少の違いがある。更に織田信長、豊臣秀吉の茶と織部、遠州、石州等の茶道にも若干の相違がある。ヘウケモノとしての古田織部、綺麗さびを特徴とした小堀遠州、武士のあつまりである分相応の茶の片桐石州、この3人の茶道をとりあげ大名茶としての理念にせまってみた。

The Tea brought over from China was spread to Zen Monks, Court Nobles and Samurai. Then the Daimyos ; Ashikaga, Oda, and Toyotomi established as the Art of Tea Ceremony. However, the Tea Ceremonies of Court Nobles, Merchants and Daimyos differed in ideals and practices. Furthermore, there were also little difference between the Tae Ceremonies of Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Oribe, Ensyu, and that of Sekisyu. The Tea Ceremony of Oribe Furuta was quite humorous ; it was called "Heukemono." The Tea of Ensyu Kobori' called "Kirei Sabi" was fascinating and elegant in its simplicity. The Tea of Sekisyu Katagiri mainly studied by Samurai was shaped by social status ; what we call "Bunsouou". I researched Daimyos' style of Tea Ceremony by comparing Oribe's "Heukemono", Kobori Ensyu's "Kirei Sabi" and Katagiri Sekisyu's "Bunsouou" Tea.