Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Furuta Oribe
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
Flag of Japan
5 Paintings You Need to See in Japan
Young woman meditating in nature. About 20 years old, Caucasian female. dreadlocks
What Is Cultural Appropriation?
Discover
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.
What If the President Is Impeached?
Panama Canal infographic
Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal
Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
The Largest Islands in the World
The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain
20 Paintings You Have to Visit at the Museo del Prado in Madrid
Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)
The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

Furuta Oribe

Japanese tea master
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://mainten.top/biography/Furuta-Oribe
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Also known as: Furuta Shigenari
Written and fact-checked by
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Article History
Quick Facts
Original name:
Furuta Shigenari
Born:
1544, Mino province [now in Gifu prefecture], Japan
Died:
July 6, 1615, Kyōto (aged 71)
See all related content

Furuta Oribe (born 1544, Mino province [now in Gifu prefecture], Japan—died July 6, 1615, Kyōto) was a distinguished figure in the history of the Japanese tea ceremony.

After serving as a soldier Oribe was made a daimyo (feudal lord) and placed in charge of the Fushimi Castle in Kyōto. There he became the favourite pupil of the famous tea master Sen Rikyū and, after Rikyū’s death in 1591, the foremost tea master in Japan. In 1615, however, Oribe was implicated in a conspiracy against Tokugawa Ieyasu and was forced to commit suicide.

Oribe’s influence on the tea ceremony and associated arts extended to teahouse architecture, tea-garden landscaping, and flower arrangement. He is said to have guided the production of pottery at the Bizen kilns in the district of Seto. From his active interest in pottery comes the term Oribe yaki (“Oribe ware”), denoting the type of pottery he preferred to use in his tea ceremony: a simple rustic tea bowl with an irregular shape, thick glaze, and soft monochromatic colour.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica.