Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh]; Granada Relocation Center [lcna]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh]; Kato, Kotono [aacr2];
This flower was made with artificial flower making tools. The set of 37 artificial flower making tools was brought from Japan ca. 1928. The tools were used to transform different kinds of paper into a variety of flowers such as roses,...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Tea caddies [lcsh]
This small-sized (ko-hira) natsume was often used by its owner for chabako temae and is decorated with a wild orchid motif. It is very skillfully made, representing many hours of work on the part of the craftsperson. The natsume is accompanied here...
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...
This style of tray, known as a hanagatabon or flower-shaped tray, is designed for use in the hana (flower) temae, a chabako tea procedure for the spring season. The red-lacquered edges of this tray suggest stylized petals, and the center of the...