ceramic artists (1592)
Momoyama Castle built by Hideyoshi, giving name to the age (1594)
Rise of elaborate arts in opposition to Zen aesthetic ideals Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616) appointed shogun (1603)
Ieyasu defeats forces supporting Hideyoshi's heir (1615)
Tokugawa Period (1615-1868)
Ieyasu founds Tokugawa shogunate (1615)
Daimyo forced to begin system of attendance on Tokugawa in
Edo
Basho (1644-1694), greatest Haiku poet
Popular arts of Kabuki and woodblock prints arise in Edo