[1] The Ashikaga shōgun accumulated a number of precious items into the treasury called Higashiyama Treasure (東山御物 Higashiyama gomotsu), which also contained a number of tea items.
During the Warring States period, Chinese tea ware and items became a symbol of power for warlords.
[3] The warlord Oda Nobunaga and his successor the regent Toyotomi Hideyoshi collected a number of important items, often from families he either defeated or were given to him as tribute.
"Jocular Fellow") is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Yamada.
It was adapted into an anime series in 2011, and includes the meibutsu utensils throughout its story.