EASIA234 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Chinese Tea Culture, Muromachi Period

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: East Asian Studies
• Course: EASIA234
• Professor: Anne Commons

Document Summary

Ea 240: october 27, 2016 - moving into the edo. Muromachi period (1392-1573: gives the growth of zen influenced cultural products (gardens, etc) Warring states period (1477-1573: ti(cid:373)e (cid:449)he(cid:374) the (cid:449)arrior ad(cid:373)i(cid:374)istratio(cid:374) (cid:373)o(cid:448)ed (cid:271)a(cid:272)k to k(cid:455)oto put the (cid:449)arrior elite right beside the aristocracy. Noh is an excellent example of this; lots of stories of warriors but none of the. Azuchi-momoyama (1573-1600) classical traditions of aristocratic culture: period when political dominance of the tokugawas was established, and they went up to control japan to the middle of the 19th century. Edo or tokugawa (1600-1868: warriors are the great patrons of the tea ceremony, options one had as a social elite in the late medieval period. Aesthetically pleasing, has segue ways on how to do certain things. Tea came from china, like so many other things in japan. Tea was known in japan from 8th (cid:272)e(cid:374)tur(cid:455) o(cid:374)(cid:449)ard. Was(cid:374)"t dra(cid:374)k e(cid:448)er(cid:455) da(cid:455), (cid:271)ut (cid:373)ore as a medicinal aid.