Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Kokeshi dolls [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Toys [lcsh];
Traditional Japanese folk dolls made of wheel-turned wood, consisting of a head and body with no limbs. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are painted to give them distinguishing features. Originally, Kokeshi dolls were made as...
Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Toys [lcsh]; Kokeshi dolls [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh];
Traditional Japanese folk dolls made of wheel-turned wood, consisting of a head and body with no limbs. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are painted to give them distinguishing features. Originally, Kokeshi dolls were made as...
Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Toys [lcsh]; Kokeshi dolls [lcsh]
Traditional Japanese folk dolls made of wheel-turned wood, consisting of a head and body with no limbs. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are painted to give them distinguishing features. Originally, Kokeshi dolls were made as...
Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Folk art -- Japan [lcsh]; Toys [lcsh]; Kokeshi dolls [lcsh];
Traditional Japanese folk dolls made of wheel-turned wood, consisting of a head and body with no limbs. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and are painted to give them distinguishing features. Originally, Kokeshi dolls were made as...
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.
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
This example of Kyoto-style painted pottery bears the tsunagi shippo mon, a motif that makes reference to the seven jewels, a geometric motif that arose from Buddhism. The bowl is suitable for preparing thin tea and, as the pattern is without...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
This chawan incorporates a motif known as pine arabesque (matsu karakusa) that emerges just above the foot of the bowl and continues up and over the lip. It is designed for thin tea. Kyoto ware (Kyo-yaki)
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Drinking vessels [lcsh]
Teabowl (chawan) for thin tea, with a wide and shallow shape that allows the tea to cool more quickly in the summertime. A Chinese bell flower, also called balloon flower or kikkyo, is painted on the bowl. This motif appears from mid-summer into...
