Major Events
Esai taught monks to drink tea while meditation was in progress
Murato Shuko came after Esai and started to use "understated, locally produced utensils "
"Shuko's successor, Jo-o" began to use simple and unadorned jars and bowls
After Jo-o came Sen no Rikyu, "who is widely credited with establishing the quiet, simple tea ceremony"
Sen no Rikyu created the tiny tea huts, that were "one and a half tatami mats"
Chanoyu Ichieshu published the tea textbook in 1956
Murato Shuko came after Esai and started to use "understated, locally produced utensils "
"Shuko's successor, Jo-o" began to use simple and unadorned jars and bowls
After Jo-o came Sen no Rikyu, "who is widely credited with establishing the quiet, simple tea ceremony"
Sen no Rikyu created the tiny tea huts, that were "one and a half tatami mats"
Chanoyu Ichieshu published the tea textbook in 1956