Digital Collections

- Japanese scroll with calligraphy.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Arts, Japanese [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Teabowl in Shigaraki style
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]; Shigaraki pottery [lcsh]
- Crafted in classic Shigaraki style, this chawan presents a rustic appearance appropriate to more intimate and informal settings. The piece is provided with a paulownia box bearing calligraphy that describes its provenance.Shigaraki ware...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Teabowl for summer
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
- Hagi ware is thought to originate from the work of two Korean potters, Ri Shakko and Ri Kei, who founded the kiln ( Fukagawa-gama) under the patronage of the Mori clan, sometime around 1604. This teabowl was created by the 12th generation master,...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Ink box for Sumi-e painting.
- Tsuruda, Yoshio Harry [aacr2];
- Ink box with wood cover owned by Yoshio Harry Tsuruda for Sumi-e painting and calligraphy.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- "Moon over the River" calligraphy
- Calligraphy, Japanese [lcsh]
- Inscription reads "Kogetsu sei fu shin chu ni ari" which translates to "Moon over the river, pure wind, these are in the heart."
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- "Heart washed pure" calligraphy
- Calligraphy, Japanese [lcsh]; Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]
- Inscription reads "senshin" in Japanese or "heart washed pure" in English.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Brazier with calligraphy
- Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Braziers [lcsh]
- Iron brazier (furo) on round wood baseboard. This example is unusual in that it does not have any opening for air to enter and feed the fire.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Kanji (Japanese letter) written in calligraphy on board about a crane.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Higashi Honganji Los Angeles Betsuin [lcna]; Chinese characters -- Japan [lcsh]
- Kanji reads "A voice of a crane is the best." From the Higashi-Honganji Buddist Temple in Los Angeles.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Kanji (Japanese letter) written in calligraphy on board.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Higashi Honganji Los Angeles Betsuin [lcna]; Chinese characters -- Japan [lcsh];
- Kanji reads "Peace, harmony or Japan." From the Higashi Honganji Buddist Temple in Los Angeles.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature wooden plaque with Japanese calligraphy.
- 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,...
- Located in the third drawer of the Butsudan (Buddhist family altar). The altar was handmade by the Kato family while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Butsudans are dedicated to the Dai-Mandala (the object of worship), Buddha, Nichiren...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Japanese New Year's greeting painted on postcard.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Postcards [lcsh]; New Year's Day cards -- Japan [lcsh]; Tsuruda, Yoshio Harry [aacr2];
- Postcard was printed in Tokyo Japan, but was originally a postcard of only flowers. Yoshio Harry Tsuruda most likely painted the calligraphy. Tsuruda family name appears on lower left corner. It appears to be neither mailed nor does it have any...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Calligraphy in gold frame.
- Japanese Americans [lcsh]; Acknowledgements [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh];
- Presented by the mayor of the town called "Yano" to the Taketa family as acknowledgement for their long-term distinguished service to the town.
- 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
- Wakizashi sword.
- Swords -- Japan [lcsh]; Military weapons -- Japan [lcsh]
- Short sword consisting of the wakizashi sword (JC9:14), sheath (JC9:22) and handle (JC9:23). The sword is 20" long and has Japanese writing on the bottom portion. The wooden sheath has Japanese calligraphy painted on both sides. The wooden handle...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Six paintbrushes.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Granada Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh]; Painting [lcsh]; Prisoners as artists [lcsh]; Asian American artists [lcsh];...
- Six paintbrushes used by Yoshio Harry Tsuruda for Sumi-e painting and calligraphy at Granada Relocation Center in Amache, Colorado.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Fresh-water jar with shrimp-shaped ears
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- The "ears" on this fine mizusashi are fashioned in the shape of shrimp, which suggest a congratulatory theme. The work exhibits pleasing ash marks from the firing and the rich, toffee-colored (amegusuri) glaze which is a special attribute of the...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Haiku poem written in calligraphy on board about aroma of tea.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Higashi Honganji Los Angeles Betsuin [lcna]; Haiku [lcsh];
- The poem reads "I am enjoying an aroma of newly-picked tea leaves with my wife, whom I have lived with for fifty years." From the Higashi-Honganji Buddist Temple in Los Angeles.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Haiku poem written in calligraphy on board.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Haiku [lcsh]; Higashi Honganji Los Angeles Betsuin [lcna];
- The poem reads "I am enjoying having a tea made of newly-picked tea leaves, thanking my long life." Artist's signature and stamp are at lower right corner. From the Higashi-Honganji Buddist Temple in Los Angeles.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Haiku poem written in calligraphy on board about tea.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Higashi Honganji Los Angeles Betsuin [lcna]; Haiku [lcsh];
- The poem reads "One of the things that make me so happy and pleased in my hometown is an aroma of newly-picked tea." From the Higashi Honganji Buddist Temple in Los Angeles.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Tanka poem written in calligraphy on board.
- Japanese American art [lcsh]; Buddhism [lcsh]; Calligraphy [lcsh]; Higashi Honganji Los Angeles Betsuin [lcna]; Japanese poetry [lcsh];
- The poem, composed by Tomoko Ohtani, the wife of a Buddhist priest, reads: "I believe that people could overcome any hardship by learning and following the teachings of Buddha." From the Higashi-Honganji Buddist Temple in Los Angeles. Tanka is a...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase