The idea for the design of this basket came from a very old practice of controlling the flow of water in the Kamo River that flows through Kyoto by wrapping large stones in bamboo and placing them strategically. The bamboo tube inside the original...
Japanese Americans -- California -- Yuba City [lcsh]; Ota, Iwao Joe [aacr2]; Barbershops -- Equipment and supplies [lcsh];
Used by Ota family prior to World War II in Colusa, California barber shop. Before the war, Joe Iwao Ota was a barber as was his father, Tomitaro Ota. Joe retired ca. 1982.
Wooden abacus (soroban) used by the Nakano family prior to World War II. Asataro Nakano and Misao Gyotoku Nakano immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. They settled in West Sacramento where they purchased land to farm. Their three children...
Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh]; Granada Relocation Center [lcna]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh]; Kato, Kotono [aacr2];
Set of 37 artificial flower making tools brought from Japan ca. 1928. The tools were used to transform different kinds of paper into a variety of flowers such as roses, chrysanthemums, lilies and cherry blossoms. Mrs. Kotono Kato brought these...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Furniture [lcsh];
Partitions made at Tule Lake Relocation Center and used by the Tanaka family during internment.
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.
Japanese American art [lcsh]; Concentration camps -- Arizona [lcsh]; Poston Relocation Center (Poston, Ariz.) -- Pictorial works [lcna]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Watchtowers [lcsh]; Watercolor painting...
Made in Viola Kerber's art class. She was teacher circa 1943/44, Camp II. High School, Poston Relocation Center, Poston Arizona.
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...
Yoshihashi, Setsu Kawata [aacr2]; Japanese American women -- California [lcsh]; Japanese American business enterprises -- California [lcsh]; Laundry -- Equipment and supplies [lcsh]
Can used to blow water lightly onto clothes for pressing. This was used by Setsu Kawata Yoshihashi (1896-1993), who started a laundry business with her husband in Hollywood, California, between the years 1915-1922. During hard times, she would do...
Ceramic vase with ears. Although ceramic vases may be used in either the furo season (May through October when the enclosed brazier is used to heat the kettle) or the ro season (November through April when the sunken hearth is used), the...
Japanese Americans -- California -- Yuba City [lcsh]; Ota, Iwao Joe [aacr2]; Barbershops -- Equipment and supplies [lcsh];
Used by Ota family prior to World War II in Colusa, California barber shop. Before the war, Joe Iwao Ota was a barber as was his father, Tomitaro Ota. Joe retired ca. 1982.
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Trays -- Japan [lcsh];
This square tray with notched corners has multiple functions. It may hold the caddy for thick tea (chaire) in certain temae (tea procedures) or it may be used to serve dry sweets (higaohi) during thin tea. The textured vermillian lacquer surface...
Japanese tea ceremony [lcsh]; Tobacco jars and boxes [lcsh]; Trays -- Japan [lcsh]
A tobacco tray is used to signify an informal and relaxed atmosphere. While these days tobacco is seldom used in the tearoom, the importance of its signification remains.
