Digital Collections

- 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
- White enamel pitcher with black trim.
- Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]
- Most likeley used at a Japanese American internment camp.
- 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
- 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
- Three World War II ribbon medals.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd [lcna]; United States -- Armed Forces -- Japanese Americans [lcsh]; World War, 1939-1945 -- Medals [lcsh];
- L to R: European-African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (brown, red and green striped), Occupation Service Medal (black, red, and white striped); Victory Medal(red and rainbow striped). Worn on World War II U.S. military uniform, most likely by a...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- 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
- Teabowl, black raku-style
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]; Raku pottery [lcsh]
- The rim of this well-balanced chawan exhibits the gozan or "five peaks" motif, which is frequently employed by Raku and raku-style potters. The dark color provides a particularly appealing ground for the intense green of the tea. The heavy walls...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Teabowl with tenmoku glaze
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
- This chawan bears a typical black tenmoku glaze on the outside, while on the inside of the bowl a plum design emerges from the ""tortoise shell"" glaze that is typical of Taihizan style tenmoku bowls. The term "tenmoku" refers to historical...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Teabowl with brown, black, and yellow glaze
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
- This chawan is a classic example of Zeze ware originating from the Kagero-en kiln. The waisted shape is relatively formal, and the piece has been decorated with an abstract brown, black and yellow glaze typical of the genre. Zeze is known as one of...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Teabowl with black Seto glaze
- 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.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Teabowl for winter
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
- The cylindrical design of this black raku-style chawan suggests warmth, making it appropriate for serving thin tea in the winter months.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Journals of dissent and social change
- "A bibliography of titles in the California State University, Sacramento, Library." Vols for 1969-1972 issued by the University under its earlier name: Sacramento State College Vols. for 1969- compiled by John Liberty
- Faculty Publications
- 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