Gokai Chajin Den (Kadokawa Sofuia Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, Rikyu, Soji, Oribe, Enshu, Fumai, Naosuke, and Bokuo. Since the Warring States period, the tea ceremony has captivated many powerful figures and cultural figures. In the limited space and the universe created by tea utensils, each person has his or her own particular taste, and the difference in aesthetics has even been a factor in political conflicts at times. Through the tea ceremony, which has always existed as a cutting-edge culture and has been strongly linked to those in power, we will explore the true nature and sentiments of the tea masters, whose rich individuality cannot be seen through the mainstream of history.

信長、秀吉、利休、宗二、織部、遠州、不昧、直弼、鈍翁-。戦国時代以降、茶の湯は多くの権力者や文化人たちを虜にしてきた。限られた空間と茶道具が生み出す宇宙の中で、おのおのにこだわりを持ち、その美学の違いが、ある時は政治的対立の要因にさえなった。いつの世も最先端の文化として存在し、権力者と強く切り結んでいた茶の湯を通して、歴史の本流からは覗けない、個性豊かな茶人たちのなまの姿と心情に迫る。