Digital Collections

- 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
- Manzanita cane with paintings of animals and native americans [close-up view].
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Wood-carving [lcsh]; Painting [lcsh];
- This cane was carved at Tule Lake Relocation Center. It contains painted images of a monkey, giraffe, lion, frog, and native americans. The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Kanreki cap (e-boshi) and vest (chanchanko).
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Clothing and dress [lcsh]
- The kanreki celebrates the completion of five Chinese zodiac cycles and the beginning of an individual's second childhood. In the lunar calendar, the passage of each of the five elements -- wood, fire, earth, metal, and water -- with each of twelve...
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Miniature Japanese sandals made of straw.
- Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Talismans [lcsh];
- According to custom, when someone travels around, another person may give them the shoes so that the wanderer will stop traveling.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Wedding montsuki kimono undergarment.
- Kimonos [lcsh]; Wedding costume -- Japan [lcsh]; Nakano, Yaeko Mildred Uyemura [aacr2];
- Clothing marked with a family crest is called Montsuki. Worn by Mildred Yaeko Nakano at her wedding.
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Wooden chopsticks carved with braided effect.
- Kitchen utensils [lcsh]; Wood-carving [lcsh];
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Small wooden boards
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh];
- Two small wooden boards (kizue) to be used in specific chabako procedures. The long board is used in the autumnal chabako dedicated to the moon (tsuki) and the single panel is used for the chabako known as wakei.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Tea caddy for thin tea with koma design
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Tea caddies [lcsh]
- The distinctive koma design used for this natsume is of Southeast Asian origin. The design has a long history of use in Japan. The Japanese name for the pattern likens it to a spinning top.
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- Chopsticks
- Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Chopsticks [lcsh]
- Chopsticks such as these are typically offered with a serving dish, providing a means for guests to transfer the food to their bowls during the formal kaiseki meal. The chopsticks are usually soaked in water beforehand to prevent foods from...
- Sokiku Nakatani Japanese Teaware Collection
- 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
- Twisted wood cane with natural curved handle.
- Wood-carving [lcsh]
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase
- Wood cane with handle carved into shape of a dragon's head.
- Wood-carving [lcsh]
- Japanese American Archival Collection ImageBase