''Enshū-ryū'' (遠州流) is a school of

Japanese tea ceremony The Japanese tea ceremony (known as or ) is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of , powdered green tea, the procedure of which is called . While in the West it is known as "tea ceremony", it is se ...

and also of ''

ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is also known as . The tradition dates back to Heian period, when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, flower arrangements were instead used to adorn the (alcove) of a traditional Jap ...

'', the art of flower arrangement. Another school is the Kobori Enshū-ryū. It originated with Lord

Kobori Enshū was a notable Japanese artist and aristocrat in the reign of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Biography His personal name was Masakazu (政一). In 1604, he received as inheritance a 12,000-''koku'' fief in Ōmi Province at Komuro, present Nagahama, Shiga. ...

(1579–1647).

Ikebana

The branches of the ''ikebana'' school are numerous. They include: * ''Nihonbashi Enshū-ryū'' (日本橋遠州流) * ''Shin Enshū-ryū'' * ''Ango Enshū-ryū'' * ''Miyako Enshū-ryū'' (都遠州流) * ''Seifu Enshū-ryū'' * ''Asakusa Enshū-ryū''

References

External links

Official homepage of Enshū-ryū

Official homepage of Kadō Enshū
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