Digital Collections

- Lid rest in crab shape
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Raku pottery [lcsh]
- Lid rest, in the shape of a small river crab (kani futaoki), that is part of the Rikyu Seven futaoki set and made in red raku glaze.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Lid rest in trivet shape
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- Lid rest, in the shape of a trivet for a kettle, that is part of the Rikyu Seven futaokii set, made in green and white raku glaze that resembles Oribe ware. This shape of futaoki is used only at times when a trivet is not present in the sunken...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Small feather brush
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- Small feather brush (habouki) to be used in the chabako procedure for autumn dedicated to the moon (tsuki chabako).
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tray for serving dry sweets in black and gold
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Trays -- Japan [lcsh];
- The geometric shape of this tray is a stylized image of a snow flake.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Stand for water ladle and fire tongs in green raku glaze
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- Stand for water ladle and fire tongs (shakutate) in green raku glaze with highlights in gold, to be used with the formal setting of utensils on a daisu or nagaita utensil stand.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Bizen-style vase with crane's neck design
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Bizen pottery [lcsh]; Vases [lcsh]
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Gourd-shaped sweet container for picnic box tea
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh];
- The characters, which read "FURYU" (an aesthetic concept of naturalness) reproduce the calligraphic hand of the 14th generation Head Master of the Urasenke tradition of tea, Tantansai Mugensai Soshitsu (1893-1964). The potter is Kyuho, with whom...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Kettle papers
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- Kettle papers (kami kamashiki) used to support the kettle when removed from the fire source during the charcoal procedure. Also used to support the incense container when it is placed in the tokonoma during an abbreviated tea gathering, when the...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Iron trivet to hold kama in furo
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- The identifying feature of the furo trivet is the opening between the two front legs, which accomodate a fire baffle tile, known as maegawara. This controls the flow of air to the fire. The heads of the trivet may come in various shapes; these are...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Trivet for holding kama in furo
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- The identifying feature of the furo trivet is the opening between the two front legs which accomodate a fire baffle tile, known as maegawara. This controls the flow of air to the fire. The heads of the trivet may come in various shapes; these are...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Yumyosai (1853-1917) favored Kamo Gawa basket for flowers
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh];
- The idea for the design of this basket came from a very old practice of controlling the flow of water in the Kamo River that flows through Kyoto by wrapping large stones in bamboo and placing them strategically. The bamboo tube inside the original...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Red lacquer tray accented with geometric cut gold leafs
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Trays -- Japan [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- Trade made for serving higashi, the pressed sweets for thin tea. Its wooden box has a larger inscription ZUIUN (Auspicious Clouds) and the signature of the renowned Kyoto lacquer studio Zohiko.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Yellow Seto sweet dishes
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh];
- Set of sweet dishes in the style known as Yellow Seto.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Metal saki pourer
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- Metal saki pourer used when the kaiseki meal is being served. May also be used for the chabako tea, as a kettle for hot water. Mount Fuji decorates the body while the knob on the lid is a pine cone.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection