1563?1650. A warrior in the Azuchi-Momoyama and early Edo periods, and a tea master who learned tea ceremony under Sen Rikyū and Furuta Oribe. He also displayed great ability as a garden designer, designing and supervising Shukkeien garden and the garden at the former Omotegoten of Tokushima castle.
Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
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