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History of the East-West Chanoyu Center
see also:
The Way of Tea- The Urasenke Chanoyu Tradition
The Seattle Japanese Garden
The Seattle Japapese Garden Shoseian Teahouse
The Legacy of the Japanese Garden in Seattle
The Seattle Art Museum Ryokusuian Teahouse
Three generations of the SEN Soshitsu family of the Urasenke
tradition of chanoyu have been dedicated to transmitting the
ideals of the 400-year-old tradition abroad. The 14th, 15th and
16th generation grand masters have established branches and
affiliate groups, built tea facilities, authored numerous books and
journals, and sponsored academic programs and art exhibits
overseas.
In 1980, Urasenke provided funding to reconstruct the teahouse
in the Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden to serve as
the classroom for a course in chanoyu studies at the University of
Washington. The East-West Chanoyu Center has offered the
course through the art history department since 1981, and at the
UW Bothell campus through the interdisciplinary studies since
2007.
Recognizing the integral role of chanoyu in the development of
distinctive art forms, Seattle Art Museum collaborated with
Urasenke, in 1992, to build a teahouse in the downtown museum
to showcase the Japanese culture of tea. EWCC coordinates with
the Museum in offering monthly tea presentations.
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
Timothy Sowa Olson
see also:
The Way of Tea- The Urasenke Chanoyu Tradition
The Seattle Japanese Garden
The Seattle Japapese Garden Shoseian Teahouse
The Legacy of the Japanese Garden in Seattle
The Seattle Art Museum Ryokusuian Teahouse
Three generations of the SEN Soshitsu family of the Urasenke
tradition of chanoyu have been dedicated to transmitting the
ideals of the 400-year-old tradition abroad. The 14th, 15th and
16th generation grand masters have established branches and
affiliate groups, built tea facilities, authored numerous books and
journals, and sponsored academic programs and art exhibits
overseas.
In 1980, Urasenke provided funding to reconstruct the teahouse
in the Washington Park Arboretum Japanese Garden to serve as
the classroom for a course in chanoyu studies at the University of
Washington. The East-West Chanoyu Center has offered the
course through the art history department since 1981, and at the
UW Bothell campus through the interdisciplinary studies since
2007.
Recognizing the integral role of chanoyu in the development of
distinctive art forms, Seattle Art Museum collaborated with
Urasenke, in 1992, to build a teahouse in the downtown museum
to showcase the Japanese culture of tea. EWCC coordinates with
the Museum in offering monthly tea presentations.
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
Timothy Sowa Olson
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| GRAND MASTERS Fourteenth-Generation Tantansai Sekiso (1893-1964) Fifteenth-Generation Hounsai Genshitsu (1923- ) Sixteenth-Generation Zabosai Soshitsu (1956- ) |
| Contact EWCC: 5125 40th Avenue N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 (206) 328 6018 mitchell@urasenkeseattle.org |
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