World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; Nakano, Yoni Nick [aacr2]; Japanese American soldiers [lcsh]; United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd [lcna];
Nick Nakano was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in WWII. "Go for Broke" patch is seen on arm. Photograph from the Nakano family album. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
This unlacquered paulownia box is designed to hold both a ceramic caddy for thick tea (chaire) and lacquered caddy for thick tea (natsume) for the satsubako tea procedure (temae), one of a set of four orally transmitted temae. When a guest...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
The chakin is a small white linen cloth that is used to clean and dry the teabowl. In the process of cleansing, the chakin also acts to purify the object it touches. The chakin is seen here folded in the traditional manner, as it would be used in...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tea making paraphernalia [lcsh]
When a cold water jar (mizusashi) sits on a utensil stand, it is left in the tearoom at the end of the temae. A water replacement pitcher is used to replenish the cold water jar at that time. The Katakuchi shape of this piece is more commonly...
