Like Rikyu before him, Koetsu worked with a family of potters whose name came to stand for a whole class of rough, low-fired pottery: raku ware.

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That helped attract a whole new class of investors looking for dividend returns.

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But, yes, I mean, his whole agenda has been a blueprint for the middle class and it will be going forward.

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Having a large number of institutions with truly world-class standing has delivered huge returns for the whole sector and the wider economy.

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