[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools, colored paper, Rikyu memorial] Handwritten Rikyu's last words, life at 70... Painted by Togami Myodo, a seated figure of Rikyu, painted by Enko

●Father's poem...I have lived seventy years, and now I 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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● Mail delivery not available
●Handwritten
Author: Character (written by Akimichi Togami)
Painting (Engo painting)
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Gyokutaki Temple
Born in March 1935 in Tamataki (Iga City), Mie Prefecture
March 1958: Graduated from Ryukoku University
April 1960, Daitokuji Temple Special Training Hall Hanging Tower
(Studied under Master Oda Setsudo)
July 1964: Graduated from Ritsumeikan University Graduate School
March 1977: Head priest of Gyokutakiji Temple
February 2000 Previous residence status transfer
June 2006
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[Tamakuraji Temple]
Tamayakiji Temple, Kisshozan, Kita-Iga, Mie Prefecture (present-day Iga City)
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Box: Tato paper