Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Kabuki music [lcsh]; Shamisen [lcsh];
The shamisen is the principle instrument of Kabuki theatre. It is a three-stringed, fretless instrument. The genres of music played by shamisen players is nagauta, or long song, and jojuri, named after a singing style in puppet plays. Jojuri is...
Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Ishikawa, Saijiro [aacr2]; Ishikawa, Fusa [aacr2];
Saijiro Ishikawa emigrated to San Francisco from Toyama Ken, Japan at the beginning of the twentieth century. He moved to Sacramento ca. 1905 and purchased farmland to grow grapes at 9010 Tokay Lane. In 1908 Saigiro married Fusa Ishiguro. They...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Japanese American families [lcsh]; Concentration camps -- Arkansas [lcsh]; Jerome Relocation Center (Ark.) [aacr2]; Ishikawa, Saijiro [aacr2]; Ishikawa, Fusa [aacr2]; Ishikawa,...
Identified: Mary, Woodrow, Saijiro, Jin, Fusa. Saijiro Ishikawa emigrated to San Francisco from Toyama Ken, Japan at the beginning of the twentieth century. He moved to Sacramento ca. 1905 and purchased farmland to grow grapes at 9010 Tokay Lane. ...
Concentration camps -- Arkansas [lcsh]; Jerome Relocation Center (Ark.) [aacr2];
The Jerome Relocation Cener was named after the town of Jerome, which was located one-half mile south. However, the official post office designation for the center was Denson.
Jerome Relocation Center (Ark.) [aacr2]; Concentration camps -- Arkansas [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Hospitals [lcsh];
The Jerome Relocation Center was named after the town of Jerome, which was located one-half mile south. However, the official post office designation for the center was Denson.
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]; Scoops [lcsh]
This chashaku, crafted in dark bamboo, was fashioned by Goto Zuigan Roshi, 503rd abbot of Daitokuji ZenTemple in Kyoto, Japan, and first Zen master to Hounsai Daisosho, the 15th generation Urasenke Grand Master. The work exhibits a strong and...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
The classic, understated design and subdued color of this vessel complements its humble function. The shape of this kensui is called efugo, named after a similar container designed for feeding hawks. Though kensui are also crafted of ceramic or...
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".
Scroll reads "Shoufuu issetsu ni kusu" which translated into English means "With one sip I drink in the pine wind." The source of the quote is from the late Southern Sung priest Kaiseki Chihou's poem titled "Keizan sencha". Keizan refers to a...
