{"product_id":"reading-the-secret-transmission-of-sugiki-fusai-a-tea-ceremony-lecture-on-sotan-s-four-great-disciples","title":"Reading the Secret Transmission of Sugiki Fusai — A Tea Ceremony Lecture on Sōtan’s Four Great Disciples","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bgLayers_comp-mfdl3jwk3\" data-hook=\"bgLayers\" data-motion-part=\"BG_LAYER comp-mfdl3jwk3\" class=\"MW5IWV\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bgMedia_comp-mfdl3jwk3\" data-motion-part=\"BG_MEDIA comp-mfdl3jwk3\" class=\"VgO9Yg\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mesh-id=\"comp-mfdl3jwk3inlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mesh-id=\"comp-mfdl3jwk3inlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"comp-mfdlozkq\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-mfdlozkq wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"89\"\u003eSen Sōtan had four outstanding disciples, often referred to as his “Four Heavenly Kings.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eIn this lecture, we will focus on one of them, Sugiki Fusai (1628–1706), and explore the handwritten transmission texts he left behind. Through the path of initiation and the teachings they contain, we will uncover how chanoyu was understood and practiced in his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"571\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho Was Sugiki Fusai?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eFusai entered the study of tea under Sen Sōtan while continuing his family business. It is said that he traveled regularly from Ise to Kyoto to deepen his practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"965\"\u003eWhen Sōtan passed away in 1658, Fusai was 31 years old. He had not yet received the full transmission of Shindaisu—the highest and most profound teaching in chanoyu—and thus lost his master while still on the path of training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eAfterward, Fusai studied under Ichiō Sōshu and Kōshin Sōsa, through whom he received and deepened the teachings passed down from Sōtan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1128\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Path of Transmission\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1292\"\u003eThe scrolls concerning the transmission of Shindaisu were passed down from Sen no Rikyū to Sōtan, then to Sōtan’s heir Sōsetsu, and later to his second son Ichiō.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003eFusai received these teachings from Ichiō, carefully copied them by hand, and passed them on to his own disciples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1619\"\u003eThese became the transmission texts known today as\u003cbr data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003e“Sen Sōshu Roe Gosōden Shiu no Oboe,”\u003cbr data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1503\"\u003e“From Sen Sōshu to Sugiki Fusai,”\u003cbr data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1539\"\u003e“Sōshu Kakigaki,”\u003cbr data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1559\"\u003e“Senke Chōgen,”\u003cbr data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1577\"\u003eand “Chayu Ikebana no Koto,” among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1644\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat These Texts Reveal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003eRather than establishing his own school, Fusai devoted himself to preserving and transmitting the spirit of wabicha perfected by Sōtan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1984\"\u003eHis writings record not only temae (tea procedures), the etiquette of tea gatherings, utensils, tea rooms, and tea flowers, but also Sōtan’s views on Furuta Oribe’s famous “One Hundred Rules of Oribe.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2074\"\u003eThey offer a rare and comprehensive view of how tea culture was inherited and practiced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2076\" data-end=\"2094\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout This Lecture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2281\"\u003eIn this session, we will carefully read these primary source texts together, considering the world of tea in Fusai’s time and the spirit of Sōtan’s wabicha that still lives within them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2392\"\u003eThe lecture will take the form of an open roundtable discussion. No particular school or lineage is required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2394\" data-end=\"2574\"\u003eParticipants are warmly invited to share their own perspectives and interpretations based on their practice and study, allowing us to explore these texts together through dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2746\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBy also touching on the customs and philosophies of different tea schools, we hope to create a rich and multifaceted encounter with the world of these transmission texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"wanova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104438620380,"sku":null,"price":2490.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/3623\/3436\/files\/cover-ELHyhwSXfsA7xovMR8LputtEF9sNrzpH_43f06164-fa04-49c5-93ba-4775be739264.jpg?v=1776863814","url":"https:\/\/wanova.org\/products\/reading-the-secret-transmission-of-sugiki-fusai-a-tea-ceremony-lecture-on-sotan-s-four-great-disciples","provider":"wanova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}