Editing Toyotomi Hideyoshi (section)

=== Death of Sen no Rikyū ===
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In February 1591, Hideyoshi ordered [[Sen no Rikyū]] to commit suicide, likely in one of his angry outbursts.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=HQTbDphPKmoC&pg=PA223 Berry 1982, pp. 223–225]</ref> Rikyū had been a trusted retainer and master of the tea ceremony under both Hideyoshi and Nobunaga. Under Hideyoshi's patronage, Rikyū made significant changes to the aesthetics of the [[Japanese tea ceremony|tea ceremony]] that had a lasting influence over many aspects of Japanese culture. Even after Rikyū's death, Hideyoshi is said to have built his many construction projects based upon aesthetics promoted by Rikyū.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

Following Rikyū's death, Hideyoshi turned his attention from tea ceremony to [[Noh]], which he had been studying since becoming Imperial Regent. During his brief stay in [[Nagoya Castle (Hizen Province)|Nagoya Castle]] in what is today [[Saga Prefecture]], on [[Kyūshū]], Hideyoshi memorised the ''shite'' (lead role) parts of ten Noh plays, which he then performed, forcing various ''daimyō'' to accompany him onstage as the ''waki'' (secondary, accompanying role). He even performed before the emperor.<ref>[[Ichikawa Danjūrō XII|Ichikawa, Danjūrō XII]]. ''Danjūrō no kabuki annai'' ({{lang|ja|團十郎の歌舞伎案内}}, "Danjūrō's Guide to Kabuki"). Tokyo: PHP Shinsho, 2008. pp. 139–140.</ref>