Especially during the Muromachi period, contrary to the trend of respecting expensive 'karamono' (things imported from China), Juko MURATA arranged a tea ceremony with coarser and more ordinary tools, at the same time, it became popular among the merchant class of Sakai City which was represented by Shoo TAKENO and SEN no Rikyu.
特に室町時代の高価な「唐物」を尊ぶ風潮に対して、村田珠光はより粗末なありふれた道具を用いる茶の湯を方向付け、武野紹鴎や千利休に代表される堺市の町衆が深化させた。