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Chanoyu - Japanese Tea Ceremony
The essential implements of the chanoyu or Japanese tea ceremony.
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17th-century Japanese Tea Vendors
A print showing Japanese tea vendors. Edo Period, c. 1846, print from a 1632 original. Copied by Kanō Osanobu and Kanō Masanobu. (From Poetry Competition of Artisans, vol.2)
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Japanese Matcha Green Tea
Matcha, the powdered green tea used in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
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Japanese Green Tea
A bowl of whisked green tea (matcha), typical of the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
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Hokusai's Kappa, a Japanese Water Sprite
A drawing of a kappa, a Japanese mythological water sprite, by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) as part of his wider work, the Hokusai Manga, which he began publishing in 1812.
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Ancient Korean or Japanese Jar
This jar was excavated from a box-style stone coffin in Daishogunyama Tumulus on Tsushima, the Japanese island closest to the Korean peninsula. Its round body was created by lightly beating the outer surface of the bottom part with a beating...
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Japanese Beads from the Kofun Period
These beads come from Japan and date from the Kofun period (250-538 CE) in Japanese history. In the Kofun Period beads of various shapes and materials were worn as fashion accessories, used in rituals, and buried in tombs. They include, for...
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Japanese Calligraphy
An example of Japanese calligraphy. From a scroll with extracts from the 'Tale of the Genji' or Genji Monogatari, written in the 11th century CE by Murasaki Shikibu. Ink on decorated paper. Attributed to Prince Son'en (1298-1356 CE). (Tokyo...
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Japanese Whisk & Tea Bowl
A traditional bamboo whisk (chasen) and bowl (chawan) used in the Japanese tea ceremony.
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Portion of a Japanese Monastic Code of Conduct
This is a selection from the "Gogatsu tsuitachi kyo" compilation, vol. 39, and it details the rules and regulations for monks in ancient Japan. It dates from 740 CE, which corresponds to the Nara period in Japanese history. It was made from...
