Digital Collections

- Japanese female doll.
- Minidoka Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Idaho [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Dolls [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
- This doll was made by an Issei woman at Minidoka Relocation Center. The hair is made of black thread and the hands and fingers are made of toilet tissue. It was purchased by Marguerite Coombs (nee Askew), a teacher at Hunt High School, ...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Brown and black obi.
- Kimonos [lcsh];
- An obi (belt or sash) is used to tie a kimono.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Black wooden box with gold seal for Boy's Day set.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2];
- Box used to display and store warrior doll's armor for Boy's Day set. Boys' Day Festival (Tango-no-Sekku) is observed annually on May 5th to celebrate the healthy growth and development of young boys. On this day, the Japanese take iris-scented...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Black pole with paper tassel for Boy's Day set.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2];
- Tassel sits on the tall rack of the Boy's Day set. Boys' Day Festival (Tango-no-Sekku) is observed annually on May 5th to celebrate the healthy growth and development of young boys. On this day, the Japanese take iris-scented baths, sip iris wine,...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Calligraphy in black frame.
- Japanese Americans [lcsh]; Acknowledgements [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Real property [lcsh]
- Presented to the Taketa family to acknowlege their gift of estate to Yanomachi, Hiroshimaken, by the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature wooden shrine painted gold and black.
- Japanese Americans -- Religion [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Buddhism -- Customs and practices [lcsh]; Household shrines,...
- Shrine used to hold wooden plaques of buddhist prayers. Belongs in the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar) that was handmade by the Kato family while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Butsudans are dedicated to the Dai-Mandala (the object of...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Florin Japanese Language school building.
- Language schools [lcsh]; Schools, Japanese [lcsh]; Florin (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. [lcsh];
- Black and white photo, encapsulated. Inventory # 56.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Members of the Recruit Training Command (RTC) 232B.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; Japanese American soldiers [lcsh];
- Japanese American soldiers in the RTC 232B, CO 1st Bn 442d Inf Regt. Included with photo is a listing of the names of the soldiers. Black and white photo duplicate, encapsulated. Negative
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Al and Mary Tsukamoto standing in front of pond.
- Tsukamoto, Al [aacr2]; Tsukamoto, Mary [aacr2]; Japanese Americans -- California [lcsh];
- Photograph taken in Los Angeles. "Los Angeles 1938" handwritten on photograph. Sepia toned photo, sleeved w/ negative. Black and white photo duplicate included.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Florin Japanese American baseball team champions, 1948.
- Japanese American men -- California -- Florin [lcsh]; Baseball teams -- California -- Florin -- History [lcsh]; Japanese American baseball players -- California -- Florin [lcsh]; Baseball -- Awards [lcsh];
- Group photo of players in uniform with trophy. Identification is written on photo, but hard to read.Black and white duplicate photo, sleeved. Inventory # 41.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Japanese American man in military uniform.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; Japanese American men [lcsh]; Japanese American soldiers [lcsh]; United States -- Armed Forces -- Japanese Americans [lcsh];
- Unidentified man, possibly a member of Akihoshi family. Photograph from the Nakano family album. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in West Sacramento where they purchased land to farm....
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Shaving razor in black box.
- Japanese Americans -- California -- Yuba City [lcsh]; Ota, Iwao Joe [aacr2]; Barbershops -- Equipment and supplies [lcsh];
- Used by Ota family prior to World War II in Colusa, California barber shop. Before the war, Joe Iwao Ota was a barber as was his father, Tomitaro Ota. Joe retired ca. 1982.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Red and black paper lantern.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- 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
- 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
- Incense container (kogo) for chabako
- This small red and black kogo was selected for use in chabako temae (outdoor tea procedures). The chabako kogo is used exclusively for the tsuki (moon) chabako, a unique tea procedure which is performed in the autumn. The style and color of this...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Teabowl, red raku-style
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]; Raku pottery [lcsh]
- Raku-style chawan generally feature either red or black glazes. This piece, crafted by Waraku, is an excellent example of the red raku style. Red raku ware (akaraku).
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- 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
- Teabowl for thin tea with black and brown design
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
- A teabowl for thin tea with abstract brushwork in non oxide.
- 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