[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools hanging scroll (kakejiku) Rikyu memorial service] One-line painting of Rikyu's last words, standing portrait of Rikyu, by Hasegawa Kanshu

● Rikyu's death poem... In my seventy years of life, I have the strength to forge ahead, and now I will throw into the heavens the sword I have acquired, the sword that will kill both the Buddha and the ancestors.
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Rikyu-ki is currently held at Daitokuji Temple on March 27th and 28th.
At the Omotesenke school, a memorial service for Rikyu is held one month later, on March 27th of the new calendar.
Every year on March 28th, the head of the Urasenke school holds the Rikyu Memorial Service, the largest event in the tea ceremony tradition, at the Tonarisai teahouse, with the participation of tea enthusiasts from all over the country.

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Size: Main paper (approx. width 31 x height 167 cm)
Author: Hasegawa Kanshu
With box inscription
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Master, Former Chief Priest of Sanzen-in Temple, Daitokuji Temple, Rinzai Sect
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Box: Wooden box