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Seattle Branch History
see also:
The Seattle Japanese Garden-- History
The Shoseian Teahouse- History
The Legacy of the Japanese Garden - Seattle
Three generations of the Urasenke Foundation have been dedicated to
transmitting the ideals of the 400-year-old Chado tradition abroad. The
14th, 15th and 16th generation grand masters have established branches
and affiliate groups, built tea facilities worldwide, authored numerous
books and articles, and sponsored academic programs and art exhibits.
In 1980, Urasenke Foundation provided funding for the reconstruction
of Shoseian teahouse in the Washington Park Arboretum Japanese
Garden to serve as the classroom for a course in Chado studies
established by art history professor Glenn T. Webb.
SEN Soshitsu XV traveled to Seattle in the spring of 1981 to inaugurate
the four-credit Art History "Chado and Japanese Aesthetics" course and
bestow upon the teahouse the name Shoseian, "Arbor of the Murmuring
Pines." The course has been offered continuously by the staff of the
East-West Chanoyu Center (formerly Urasenke Foundation Seattle
Branch) since 1981 and in 2007 UW Bothell campus launched a Chado
course as well.
Recognizing the integral role of Chado in the development of distinctive
art forms, Seattle Art Museum installed, in 1992, on the third floor of the
downtown museum, a tearoom designed and donated by the Urasenke
Foundation to showcase the Japanese culture of tea. Aptly named
Ryokusuian, "Arbor of Green Reflecting Waters," by SEN Soshitsu, XV,
the teahouse was officially dedicated, in April 1992, in a ceremony
officiated by SAKURAI Soyo, daughter of SEN Soshitsu, XIV.
In 2008, Dr. Sen returned to Seattle to present commemorative lectures
at the University of Washington and the Seattle Art Museum.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Prof. Steven Collins, President
Mr. John Dillon, Vice-president
Mr. Timothy Sowa Olson, Secretary
Ms. Bonnie Soshin Mitchell, Exec. Director
Abbot Tatsunoshin Ohki
Prof. Ken Oshima
Ms. Mayumi Smith
INSTRUCTORS
Bonnie Soshin Mitchell
serves as the East-West Chanoyu Center executive director. Educated in
art history she began extensive studies in Chado in Kyoto, Japan under
the guidance of YANAGITA Shizue (Soha sensei) and SEN Soshitsu XV,
of the Urasenke tradition of tea. At the behest of Dr. Sen, Ms. Mitchell
returned to Seattle in 1981 to teach Chado at the UW. In 2008, Ms.
Mitchell received the certificate of Seikyoju, the highest rank of merit in
the Way of Tea.
Timothy Sowa Olson
serves as the UW Chado course lecturer and tea instructor in addition to
his duties as Chanoyu Center instructor. Tim was educated in English
literature and began tea studies in 1982 under the guidance of Glenn and
Carol Webb and later Bonnie Mitchell. He joined the East-West Chanoyu
Center staff after completing a master's training course at the Urasenke
Foundation Headquarters in 1999. In 2001, he was awarded the
certificate of Junkyoju, a senior rank of merit in the Way of Tea.
see also:
The Seattle Japanese Garden-- History
The Shoseian Teahouse- History
The Legacy of the Japanese Garden - Seattle
Three generations of the Urasenke Foundation have been dedicated to
transmitting the ideals of the 400-year-old Chado tradition abroad. The
14th, 15th and 16th generation grand masters have established branches
and affiliate groups, built tea facilities worldwide, authored numerous
books and articles, and sponsored academic programs and art exhibits.
In 1980, Urasenke Foundation provided funding for the reconstruction
of Shoseian teahouse in the Washington Park Arboretum Japanese
Garden to serve as the classroom for a course in Chado studies
established by art history professor Glenn T. Webb.
SEN Soshitsu XV traveled to Seattle in the spring of 1981 to inaugurate
the four-credit Art History "Chado and Japanese Aesthetics" course and
bestow upon the teahouse the name Shoseian, "Arbor of the Murmuring
Pines." The course has been offered continuously by the staff of the
East-West Chanoyu Center (formerly Urasenke Foundation Seattle
Branch) since 1981 and in 2007 UW Bothell campus launched a Chado
course as well.
Recognizing the integral role of Chado in the development of distinctive
art forms, Seattle Art Museum installed, in 1992, on the third floor of the
downtown museum, a tearoom designed and donated by the Urasenke
Foundation to showcase the Japanese culture of tea. Aptly named
Ryokusuian, "Arbor of Green Reflecting Waters," by SEN Soshitsu, XV,
the teahouse was officially dedicated, in April 1992, in a ceremony
officiated by SAKURAI Soyo, daughter of SEN Soshitsu, XIV.
In 2008, Dr. Sen returned to Seattle to present commemorative lectures
at the University of Washington and the Seattle Art Museum.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Prof. Steven Collins, President
Mr. John Dillon, Vice-president
Mr. Timothy Sowa Olson, Secretary
Ms. Bonnie Soshin Mitchell, Exec. Director
Abbot Tatsunoshin Ohki
Prof. Ken Oshima
Ms. Mayumi Smith
INSTRUCTORS
Bonnie Soshin Mitchell
serves as the East-West Chanoyu Center executive director. Educated in
art history she began extensive studies in Chado in Kyoto, Japan under
the guidance of YANAGITA Shizue (Soha sensei) and SEN Soshitsu XV,
of the Urasenke tradition of tea. At the behest of Dr. Sen, Ms. Mitchell
returned to Seattle in 1981 to teach Chado at the UW. In 2008, Ms.
Mitchell received the certificate of Seikyoju, the highest rank of merit in
the Way of Tea.
Timothy Sowa Olson
serves as the UW Chado course lecturer and tea instructor in addition to
his duties as Chanoyu Center instructor. Tim was educated in English
literature and began tea studies in 1982 under the guidance of Glenn and
Carol Webb and later Bonnie Mitchell. He joined the East-West Chanoyu
Center staff after completing a master's training course at the Urasenke
Foundation Headquarters in 1999. In 2001, he was awarded the
certificate of Junkyoju, a senior rank of merit in the Way of Tea.
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| GRAND MASTERS Fourteenth-Generation Tantansai Sekiso (1893-1964) Fifteenth-Generation Hounsai Genshitsu (1923- ) Sixteenth-Generation Zabosai Soshitsu (1956- ) |
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