Many of the objects shown in this gallery lived with our ancestors. Some were part of the daily domestic routine, while others were brought out on special occasions, symbolizing the joy that accompanies a celebration. Some came from the Way of Tea culture, with strict rules about how to use them. Removed from traditional function and transported into contemporary life, each object stands on its own and starts to find an affinity for its new environment.
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artisan's name unknown, iron oil lamp, turn of the 1900s -
artisan's name unknown, Jingdezhen 景徳鎮 plates (set of 16), Turn of the 18th century
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artisan's name unknown, loom weight (korean), middle of 1800
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artisan's name unknown, Candle holder, mid-to late Edo period, ca. early 1800s)
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artisan's name unknown, oil jar, Mid 1770s - Late 1800s
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artisan's name unknown, Hilt (tosho tsuba), late Muromachi period - 16th century
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artisan's name unknown, Roof tile of a temple, late Heian period (794-1185) - early Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)
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artisan's name unknown, hi-ire, Early Meiji period, Late 1800s
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artisan's name unknown, hanging vase (lacquered bamboo), early 1900s
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artisan's name unknown, Ko-imari sometsuke (set of 5), Circa late 17th century
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Emile Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), Door Knocker in Form of Medusa , Circa 1925
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artisan's name unknown, plates with round legs nunome (set of 4), circa 1920
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Taimei Morino (1934 - Present), Sun and Moon (set of twelve), ca. 1970s
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artisan's name unknown, sobachoko ( 12 piece set), ca. 1920th
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artisan's name unknown, Ko-Imari ( Arita ware) Sometsuke waves and leaves, c. 1650th
