Kobori Masakazu
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Kobori Masakazu (小堀政一?) (1579-1647), aka Kobori Enshu (小堀遠州?) was a notable servant under the likes of Tokugawa Ieyasu. During the year of 1600, Kobori received a 10,000-koku fief in Ōmi Province at Komuro. Culturally, Kobori was very well known. He excelled in the arts of painting, poetry, and flower arrangement. Kobori though was known best as a master of the tea ceremony. His style soon on became known as "enshū-ryū" (遠州流?). In light of Kobori's ability, he was tasked with teaching the 3rd Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu the ways of tea ceremony.
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