Furidashi are small containers designed to hold dry sweets. The design of this furidashi depicts a bridge, maples and cherry blossoms. It is shown here with a matching container for tea cloth (chakinzutsu), both designed for use in outdoor tea...
The furoshiki is an oversized square cloth, dyed in a variety of colors and patterns that is used for wrapping, storing, and carrying things. The origin of the furoshiki goes back to the 14th century, when powerful feudal lords used the cloth to...
The furoshiki is an oversized square cloth, dyed in a variety of colors and patterns that is used for wrapping, storing, and carrying things. The origin of the furoshiki goes back to the 14th century, when powerful feudal lords used the cloth to...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Incense burners and containers [lcsh]
Incense case (kogo) in the style of Annam ware. Annam is the archaic Japanese name for Vietnam. Vietnamese blue and white ceramic ware was particularly prized in the tearoom from the late 16th century onward due to the soft and udnefined quality of...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Incense burners and containers [lcsh]
Incense container for the furo season. In the warmer months of the years (traditionally May through October in Japan) the lighter scent of fragrant wood incense, such as sandalwood chips, is thought to be most refreshing. During these months, kogo...
Concentration camps -- Utah [lcsh]; Central Utah Relocation Center [lcna]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh];
Trunk made for Mr. and Mrs. Yuichi Mitani from scrap lumber and discarded crates at Topaz Relocation Center, Utah. It was used to move their belongings back to the Bay Area during resettlement.
Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Ornamental boxes [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
Kametaro Takeuchi resided at Block 21, #2114-B at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Tule Lake Relocation Center and Topaz Relocation Center were on or near shell beds. When the surface supply of good shells was eventually exhausted, the internees dug...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
Bentwood rinse water containers are dampened before use and so have an association of coolness in summer. For that reason their use is often confined to thin tea procedures.
Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh]; Granada Relocation Center [lcna]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Koike, Koginu [aacr2];
The inscriptions, "KK", "Koike" and "28013" are painted on trunk and represent the family name and number assigned by the War Relocation Authority (WRA). The Koike family lived in Sacramento prior to World War II. Mr. Fukunosuke Koike arrived in...
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...
