Sen No Rikyu: Honkakubo's Posthumous Writings
by H
About This Novel
"Sen no Rikyu: The Posthumous Writings of Honkakubo" is one of the representative works of the late Japanese writer Yasu Inoue. The novel is based on a famous event at the end of the Warring States Period in Japan: Sen no Rikyu, a tea sage, was killed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. As Toyotomi Hideyoshi's tea head, Sen no Rikyu's death has always been a mystery. How Rikyu angered Hideyoshi and was actually ordered to commit seppuku by the person he had been serving for so long has been a topic of discussion among historians and history buffs for hundreds of years, as well as a source of inspiration for novelists. Most novelists explain Rikyu's seppuku incident from various aspects such as historical background, interpersonal relationships, conspiracies and intrigues. There has never been a shortage of discussions on major life issues such as life and death in Japanese literature. In this book, Rikyu does not use the tea ceremony to understand life and death, but uses life and death to understand the tea ceremony, so that the "silent tea" he has pursued throughout his life can truly be realized.
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