Digital Collections

- Stand for tenmoku-style teabowl
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]
- Tenmoku teabowls (chawans) - either historical Chinese (karamono) originals or those modeled on them - usually rest on a lacquer stand, either formal black shin nuri as shown here or in a more decorative style. This is partly because they have a...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- "Moon over the River" calligraphy
- Calligraphy, Japanese [lcsh]
- Inscription reads "Kogetsu sei fu shin chu ni ari" which translates to "Moon over the river, pure wind, these are in the heart."
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea caddy for thick tea or thin tea in formal style
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Tea caddies [lcsh]
- This middle-sized ( chu) natsume, in the formal (shin-nuri) style, is a classic example of the genre. Here, the natsume is paired with an otsubukuro - a small silk bag shaped like those formerly used for rice from Otsu intended for the imperial...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Portrait of Masaru Eiri.
- Japanese American men [lcsh]; Eiri, Masaru [aacr2];
- Masaru at 20 years old. Translation from the back of photo gave the name, age, and the words "Manshu Shin Kyoto" which means Manchuria, New Kyoto. Photograph from the Nakano family album.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Tray for the Daien No Shin or Daien No So tea procedure
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Trays -- Japan [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- Tray for Daien No Shin or Daien No So tea procedure in formal black lacquer
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea scoop in shin formal style
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Scoops [lcsh]
- Tea utensils are often classified by their degree of formality. This elegant chashaku is crafted in the formal (shin) style, as it lacks the "node" typical of more informal pieces, and is made from ivory, considered to be a formal material.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea whisk in formal (shin) style
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Implements, utensils, etc. [lcsh]
- This white bamboo chasen, with its sharply angled form, embodies one of several possible chasen shapes.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Samurai right armored shin guard (suneate).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of samurai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Samurai left armored shin guard (suneate).
- Armor [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh];
- Part of sumarai armor set.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase