Joshinsai (the 7th iemoto), in particular, is hailed as the reviver of Senke, being the renowned iemoto who, in collaboration with own younger brother Soshitsu ITTO (the 8th head of Ura-senke) and one of his best disciples, developed a style of tea ceremony that answers the needs of the times.
特に7代如心斎は、実弟である裏千家8代一燈宗室や、高弟である川上不白らと共に時代に即した茶風を創り出した家元として名高く千家中興と称される。