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Pre - School Sen Family Ancestors ( Sennorikyū → Shō An → Sōtan , 1522 – 1658 ) Shared By All Three Senke Schools That Forked At Sōtan ' S Three Sons In The Early Edo Period
Pre-school Sen family ancestors (千利休 → 少庵 → 宗旦, 1522–1658) shared by all three Senke schools that forked at Sōtan's three sons in the early Edo period
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I代Sen no Rikyū(千利休)
1522 – 1591Founder of wabi-cha; codified tea ceremony under Hideyoshi; built Tai-an tea room; ordered to seppuku 1591
II代Sen Shōan(千少庵)
1546 – 1614Rikyū's stepson and son-in-law (married Rikyū's daughter Okame); preserved family during exile; reinstated by Tokugawa Ieyasu c. 1594
III代Sen Sōtan(千宗旦)
1578 – 1658Rikyū ' S Grandson Via Shōan ; " Wabisuke Sōtan " ( Wabisuke Sōtan ); Restored Sen Family Standing ; Refused Samurai Service ; Father Of Three Sen Schools