On March 20, 2026, a beautiful exhibition of exquisite court dolls by Hisashige Ito XII, was held at the Shoya House at the Huntington Library. The dolls were from the Ito Hisashige Museum collection, under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Kaneda, the museum’s director and curator. 

At the Ito Hisashige museum in Japan, tea is generally served to guests viewing the collection. Mr. and Mrs. Kaneda wanted to replicate this hospitality to guests attending the opening. Members of the Urasenke Tankokai Association, Soshin Abe, Sokei Nakada, Soketsu Guterres, and Soyo Nakamori, along with Mr. Kaneda, a student of the Urasenke school, prepared tea in 6 seatings. 

Approximately 50 guests were able to experience a tea ceremony with the serving of Yame no Tsuyu tea from Hoshinoen and Suetomi sweets brought from Japan. 

It was a wonderful experience for the guests to view the collection and have tea in the beautiful setting of the Seifuan Teahouse.