Lot 306

No visible faults or damage


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Seichu Soshitsu (1810-1877), known by his tea name 'Gengensai', was the 11th head of the Urasenke Tea School, one of the three schools descended from Sen no Rikyu. He was an important figure in bringing tea ceremony into the modern era, notably designing a type of tea service for Western visitors in which chairs could be used.