meibutsu　名物
CATEGORY:　art history / general terms
　
Lit. Famous thing. Term applied to items of tea ceremony (*chanoyu 茶湯) equipment which are of particular merit in their historical and aesthetic quality. There are three divisions within the nomenclature.

1　Oomeibutsu 大名物 'Great famous things' :those articles in use before the time of the tea master Sen Rikkyu 千利休 (1522-92).

2　Meibutsu :Those articles used and approved in Rikkyu's time.

3　Chuukou meibutsu 中興名物 'Rediscovered famous things' :These were approved by the tea master Kobori Enshuu 小堀遠州 (1579-1647).
　
　

　
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