Digital Collections

- Lid rest in shape of linked-arms children
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- Lid rest, in the shape of three linked-arms Chinese children (mitsuningyo), that is part of the Rikyu Seven futaoki set.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Lid rest in crab shape
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Raku pottery [lcsh]
- Lid rest, in the shape of a small river crab (kani futaoki), that is part of the Rikyu Seven futaoki set and made in red raku glaze.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea scoop in so informal style
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Scoops [lcsh]
- Tea scoop (chashaku) in the informal (so) style with the bamboo node falling in the middle of the scoop. This type of speckled bamboo is named gomadake or "sesame bamboo".
- 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
- Winter hearth in mulberry wood
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- Winter hearth (okiro) designed to be used in circumstances when the ro cannot be set flush in the tatami floor. It is placed in the same position within the tearoom as the sunken hearth but stands on top of the tatami.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Gourd-shaped sweet container for picnic box tea
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh];
- The characters, which read "FURYU" (an aesthetic concept of naturalness) reproduce the calligraphic hand of the 14th generation Head Master of the Urasenke tradition of tea, Tantansai Mugensai Soshitsu (1893-1964). The potter is Kyuho, with whom...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Iron trivet to hold kama in furo
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- The identifying feature of the furo trivet is the opening between the two front legs, which accomodate a fire baffle tile, known as maegawara. This controls the flow of air to the fire. The heads of the trivet may come in various shapes; these are...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Trivet for holding kama in furo
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- The identifying feature of the furo trivet is the opening between the two front legs which accomodate a fire baffle tile, known as maegawara. This controls the flow of air to the fire. The heads of the trivet may come in various shapes; these are...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea cloth
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- The white cloth to purify the teabowl (Chakin) is traditionally made from linen. The two lengths of the cloth are hemmed in opposite directions.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Ginko leaf lid rest
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];
- Lid rest for use when a utensil stand is used in the tea procedure. The pattern of paired ginko leaves in green and gold reflect the passage of time from spring green to autumn gold. The ginko has been associated with the Urasenke Tradition of Tea...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Water ladle for brazier season
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- This hishaku is crafted in the traditional pattern for furo season, distinguished by a smaller cup appropriate to the furo kettle, and by an angled cut on the lower surface at the tip of the handle.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea scoops in the style of so (informal) and gyo (semi-formal)
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh];Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh];Scoops [lcsh]
- Three tea scoops, two in the semi-formal (gyo) style with the bamboo node at the tip of the scoop, and one in the informal (so) style with the bamboo node falling in the middle of the scoop. The latter has been carved in a style reminiscent of the...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Stand for noble person's teabowl
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
- The stand is for a noble person's teabowl (kinindai).
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection