The Tea Master Sen no Rikyū
Body sculpted by Tanaka Jōkei · Material not confirmed; one standing statue · Head: 1840; body: 1869 · Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto
A wooden statue of Rikyū is often named as one cause of his forced suicide; the statue before you is a later one: its head dates from 1840 and its body from 1869.
Exhibition: Daitokuji: A Zen Temple Beyond Compare — Tokyo National Museum · –