Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
This summer bowl for thin tea bears painted motifs typical of the Kyoto pottery kilns laid over a soft white body glaze. The design, with its colorful floral motifs, suggests the movement of seasons.
This fukusa is decorated with soft orange, white, and yellow stripes on a pink ground. Just as the fan (sensu) has come to represent the guest, the fukusa serves to signify the host's role in a tea gathering. The informality of decorated fukusa...
Fukusa are finely woven silk cloths designed for purifying tea utensils. The host folds and refolds the fukusa many times during the tea procedure (temae). This woman's fukusa is decorated with a pattern of green maple leaves on a pale green...
Guests at a tea gathering are expected to bring a number of small items with them: folded white paper (kaishi); a yoji; fukusa, kobukusa; kochakin in a small case; and a folding fan (sensu). These items, with the exception of the sensu, are kept...
Japanese American business enterprises -- California -- Florin [lcsh]; Fan painting, Japanese [lcsh]; Advertisements [lcsh]; Tanikawa Mercantile Store [lcna];
T. Tanikawa Co. was a mercantile store on the corner of Reese and Florin Roads in Florin, California. The fan was made in Japan and used prior to World War II.
Japanese American business enterprises -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Advertisements [lcsh]; Fan painting, Japanese [lcsh]; M. Kambara Shoe Store [aacr2]
The fan, made of bamboo and paper, is an advertisement for the M. Kambara Shoe Store which was located at 1315 4th Street, Sacramento, California. The fan was made in Japan and used prior to World War II.
Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2];
Includes fan rack (JC8:13), gold fan set (JC8:14), and pole with tassel (JC8:15). 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...
Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2];
Tall rack used in Boy's Day set for fan and paper tassel pole. 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...
Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Tango no sekku [aacr2];
Fan sits on tall rack in Boy's Day display. 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, and...
Fans (sensu) are used by guests at a tea gathering, especially when entering or exiting the tearoom, however, they are never opened or used to fan oneself. Men's sensu are slightly larger than those for women. The lacquered frame of this woman's...
Tango no sekku [aacr2]; Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh];
Boy's Day set is comprised of display box for armor (JC8:05), helmet (JC8:06), body suit (JC8:07), face apron (JC8:08), back leg armor (JC8:09), display rack for swords (JC8:10), removable sword and scabbard (JC8:11), sword (JC8:12), display rack...
