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19.6 x 1.5 x 1.8 cm (16 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Edo Period (1615-1868) or Meiji Era (1868-1912); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Description: A tubular case with one flat side that holds an individual Chashaku. During the Muromachi period (1336-1573), the tea master Sen no Rikyū began to include inscriptions on the case in addition to changing the design of the Chashaku into su style...

1.8 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm (1 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Edo Period (1615-1868) or Meiji Era (1868-1912); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Description: A lid that attaches to a tubular case that holds an individual chashaku. An inscription from the correlating container is complete when this cap is attached...

16 x 1.3 x 1 cm (3 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Edo Period (1615-1868) or Meiji Era (1868-1912); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Devices
Description: Chanoyu is the ceremonial consumption of tea in Japanese culture. The practice involves numerous kinds of rituals, philosophies, and utensils...

18.5 x 2 x 2 cm (12 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Edo Period (1615-1868) or Meiji Era (1868-1912); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Description: A wide, tubular case with one flat side that holds an individual chashaku. There is an individual inscription on the flat side that reads, “Ichio...

2 x 2 x 1.2 cm (3 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Edo Period (1615-1868) or Meiji Era (1868-1912); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Description: A small, dark lid that attaches to a tubular case that holds an individual chashaku. The lid is designed to create a perfect seal that protects the chashaku from any kind of damage or deterioration...

17 x 1.8 x 1 cm (1 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Edo Period (1615-1868) or Meiji Era (1868-1912); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Devices
Description: Chanoyu is the ceremonial consumption of tea in Japanese culture. The practice involves numerous kinds of rituals, philosophies, and utensils...

49.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm (98 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories

6 x 3.1 x .2 cm (7 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories

14 x 2.2 x 2 cm (8 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Meiji Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Devices

14 x 2.2 x 2 cm (8 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Meiji Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories

13.5 x 8.2 x 6 cm (196 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Contemporary; 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories

32.9 x 10 x 7 cm (131 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Conteporary, Kangxi and early Qing Dynasty Style
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: This is a Chinese bamboo carving of a censer with motifs in the style of the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), including elephant heads as handles...

20 x 11.5 x 7.6 cm (250 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; Late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese boxwood okimono carving of a monkey (saru) subduing the namzu, a giant catfish that causes earthquakes and is usually restrained by the god Kashima...

13 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm (355 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Late 18th Century - 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories

29.5 x 11.5 x 9.5 cm (604 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: People's Republic of China Pre Cultural Revolution; Circa 1949 - 1966
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

20.2 x 8 x 7.4 cm (331 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

15.9 x 9.8 x 8 cm (347 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Late Qing or Early Republic
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: This artifact is a Chinese carving of a recumbent horse perfumer. The horse is one of the twelve animals of the duodenary cycle and is often featured in Chinese art and legend...

12.3 x 3.5 x 2.3 cm (9 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Late Qing or Early Republic
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: This artifact is the lid of a Chinese carving of a recumbent horse perfumer. The horse is one of the twelve animals of the duodenary cycle and is often featured in Chinese art and legend...

11 x 11 x 4.5 cm (193 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is 19th century Japanese okimono of a cow feeding her calf. The okimono, meaning “object of display,” is a Japanese model or free-standing figure that developed from the smaller netsukes, which were clothing fasteners that appeared as three-dimensional carved figures or flattened and engraved buttons or boxes...

22 x 6.8 x 4.5 cm (60 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

13 x 5 x 3.3 cm (68 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Circa 1800
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

13 x 5.8 x 2.5 cm (60 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Circa 1800
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

9.8 x 5 x 4 cm (53 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a dragon, one of the twelve animals of the duodenary cycle that is often featured in Japanese art...

12.9 x 9.7 x 6.6 cm (265 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Early Republic (1915-1925)
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

9.5 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm (58 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art