Sen Sōshitsu

In this Japanese name, the family name is Sen.

Sen Sōshitsu (千宗室) is a traditional name taken on by a series of tea masters of the Uranseke family.[1]

Lineage

Sen Sōshitsu is the name of the head (iemoto) of one of the three schools of the Japanese tea ceremony

List of Urasenke tea masters

  • Sen Rikyū (1522-1591)
  • Shōan Sōjun (1546-1614)
  • Genpaku Sōtan (1578-1658)
  • Sen Sōshitsu IV (四代目千宗室, 1622-1697)
  • Sen Sōshitsu V (五代目千宗室, 1673-1704)
  • Sen Sōshitsu VI (六代目千宗室, 1694-1726)
  • Sen Sōshitsu VII (七代目千宗室, 1709-33)
  • Sen Sōshitsu VIII (八代目千宗室, 1719-1771)
  • Sen Sōshitsu IX (九代目千宗室, 1746-1801)
  • Sen Sōshitsu X (十代目千宗室, 1770-1826)
  • Sen Sōshitsu XI (十一代目千宗室, 1810-1877)
  • Sen Sōshitsu XII (十二代目千宗室, 1852-1917)
  • Sen Sōshitsu XIII (十三代目千宗室, 1872-1924)
  • Sen Sōshitsu XIV (十四代目千宗室, 1893-1964)
  • Sen Sōshitsu XVI (十六代目千宗室, born 1956)

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