Sen no Rikyu's Namida Tea Scoop, Special Display
【特別公開】 千利休 泪の茶杓
2027Feb20(Sat)–Mar2(Tue)About this exhibition
「泪（なみだ）」は、千利休の茶杓として最も名高い品です。豊臣秀吉に切腹を命ぜられた千利休が、自ら削って最後の茶会に用い、茶会後に古田織部に与えられたといわれる茶杓で、織部がこの茶杓用に長方形の窓をあけた筒をつくり、その窓を通して茶杓を位牌代わりに拝んだとも伝えられています。毎年、利休忌の前後の約1週間のみ、筒とともに特別公開します。
Artists in this exhibition
Works on view
1 works confirmed from public sources (not the full checklist).
- 泪（なみだ） — 千利休
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