Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Wood-carving [lcsh];
Wooden vase made by Kametaro Takeuchi, who resided at Block 21, #2114-B in Tule Lake Relocation Center.
This square ceramic dish is perfectly suited for a serving dish during the kaiseki meal that accompanies a formal tea gathering (chaji). Fashioned in the Oribe style, with its distinctive green glaze and bold designs, it depicts a single flower in...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
The original of this shape was owned by tea master Sen Rikyu (1522-1591) and passed on to his son-in-law, Mozuya Soan (d. 1594), by whose name it is known. It is accompanied by open rings (kan) with which the kettle is lifted and carried. Most...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; United States. War Relocation Authority. [lcna]
The workers pass allowed the bearer to leave the internment camp to work at Mess Management from the hours of 4:30am to 8:00pm. Osamu Oseto was originally from Loomis, California and resided at Ward 4, Block 12, #1213-CD while interned at Tule Lake...
Sepulchral monuments -- California [lcsh]; Japanese American women -- History [lcsh]; Umetaro, Tsugu -- Tomb [aacr2]; Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony [lcna];
Second daughter of Wakamatsu Umetaro, colony pioneer. The Wakamatsu party was probably the first organized immigrant-colony arriving in El Dorado county, June 8, 1869. The site of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony has been designated a...
Concentration camps -- Utah [lcsh]; Central Utah Relocation Center [lcna]; War memorials [lcsh]; Historical markers [lcsh];
Sign reads: "Site of Topaz, a World War II Internment Center. In the never ending struggle for human dignity, there was enacted on this spot an event of historic significance for a nation and its people. During World War II this was the site of an...
Relative, Kiyoshi Okano, visiting on leave from military. Kiyoshi Okano was part of the 522nd Field Artillery unit. Family standing outside the barracks at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Identified: Yoshito Okamoto (age 46), Hatsu (age 38), Kazuyoshi...
Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- California; Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislative hearings -- United States;
Article 1: Sen. Ralph Dills (D-Calif.) introduced SJR 21, a joint resolution, June 8 asking for the President and Congress to enact redress legislation in both the House and Senate. Article 2: The House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Peter...
Bills, Legislative -- United States; Japanese American Citizens League; Japanese Americans -- Civil rights; Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.; Japanese Americans -- Reparations; Legislators -- United States; Matsui, Robert T., 1941-;...
Grayce Uyehara, Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee executive director reports that support for the redress bill, H.R. 422 has increased during July. The Redress bill H.R. 422 has gained 8 new co-sponsors since...
Asian American legislators; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Photographs; Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Death and burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Westminster Presbyterian Church (Sacramento, Calif.)
Congressman Robert T. Matsui coffin sits in front of the Westminster Presbyterian Church for the beginning of the Congressman's funeral service in Sacramento, CA Saturday, January 8, 2005.
Fans (sensu) are used by guests at a tea gathering, especially when entering or exiting the tearoom, however, they are never opened or used to fan oneself. Men's sensu are slightly larger than those for women. The lacquered frame of this woman's...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Shigaraki pottery [lcsh]
The solid, sturdy form and rustic appearance of this mizusashi is typical of the work of the Shigaraki kilns. Its massive appearance provides a strong visual anchor in the tearoom and its subdued color and feeling are appropriate for a wide variety...
Chabako are used for a variety of seasonal tea procedures (temae) designed for outdoor presentation. The host outfits the box with a selection of all the utensils necessary to prepare tea for the guests. Sets of matching covers (shifuku) are used...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Braziers [lcsh];
This iron kettle (furo) is paired with a particular kettle (kama) as a set. It is crafted in the kimen style, supported by three legs in a tripod formation. The use of iron rather than bronze evokes an informal feeling. An opening at the front and...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
Koshiguro water replacement pitcher (mizutsugi) made of bronze-colored reddish on top and blackened on the lower half. Favored by tea master Sen Rikyu (1522-1591).
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
When a cold water jar (mizusashi) sits on a utensil stand, it is left in the tearoom at the end of the temae. A water replacement pitcher is used to replenish the cold water jar at that time. The Katakuchi shape of this piece is more commonly...
