Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Tea caddies [lcsh]
This high-shouldered chaire (katatsuki) is housed in a patterned silk cover (shifuku) known as sasazuru donsu, featuring the auspicious pine, bamboo, and plum motif, which symbolizes long life, nobility, and hope. Seto ware (Seto-yaki)
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Tea caddies [lcsh]
This chaire is typical of the glazed containers (modeled on early imported Chinese wares) used to hold powdered thick tea. This example is fashioned in the high-shouldered (katatsuki) shape, and features a glaze typical of the Seto kilns. The silk...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Tea caddies [lcsh]
This chaire in the daikai shape is paired with a cover (shifuku) made of a beautiful donsu fabric featuring motifs of plum, cherry, and tortoise shell. Shifuku for this style of chaire are tied with a special knot designed to fall open with one...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
This chawan is finished with a black Seto glaze that provides a feeling of formality and elegance. The chawan is accompanied by a paulownia box bearing calligraphy that describes its provenance.
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
This style of creating pattern through incising and impressing seals originated in Korea. When brought to Japan, the grid-like patterns reminded the Japanese of a famous calendar produced at a temple in Mishima. The technique and the ware...
Japanese American families [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California [lcsh]; Matsumura, Carolyn [aacr2]; Seto, Grace [aacr2]; Nakano, Ruby Uchida [aacr2]; Nakano, Walter [aacr2]; Nakano, Eleanor [aacr2]; Matsumura, Loren [aacr2]; Matsumura, Bob...
Front row, L to R: Carolyn Matsumura, Grace Seto, Ruby Nakano, Walter Nakano, Eleanor Nakano. Center row, L to R: Loren Matsumura, Bob Matsumura, Joe Seto, Sara Nakano, Martha Nakano, Otto Nakano, Kristine Nakano. Back row, L to R: Susan Seto,...
Japanese American families [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- New Jersey -- Seabrook [lcsh]; Nakano, Ruby Uchida [aacr2]; Nakano, Fred [aacr2]; Nakano, Walter [aacr2]; Nakano, Eleanor [aacr2]; Nakano, Carolyn [aacr2]; Nakano, Grace [aacr2];
Front row: Walter Nakano, Eleanor Nakano, Carolyn Nakano Matsumura. Back row: Fred Nakano, Ruby Uchida, Grace Nakano Seto.
Manzanar War Relocation Center [lcna]; Japanese American families [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Uchida, Masaichi [aacr2];
Masaichi Uchida sold his farm for $4000 and left Florin for camp in May 1942.
Front row: Walter Nakano, Fred Nakano, Grace Nakano Seto, Ruby Uchida Nakano, Eleanor Nakano standing in front of Ruby, Shizu Uchida carrying Carolyn Nakano Matsumura,...
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...
