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1. Ashtray and Stand Made by Seiichiro Ishida at Topaz Internment Camp, c. 1942-1945 - Stand

   Ashtray and Stand Made by Seiichiro Ishida at Topaz Internment Camp, c. 1942-1945. Ashtray stand made of found objects at Topaz internment camp by Seiichiro Ishida, donor's father. The stand is made of wood (probably found driftwood) and is carved like the shape of a body of a giraffe with a long neck, and legs and the head of a bird including a beak. It is related to the glass ashtray (.2), which sits on top of carved wooden stand (.1). (.1) At...

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2. Basket with flowers shell pin, c. 1942-1945. - Brooch

   Basket with flowers shell pin, c. 1942-1945. This pin made of tiny white shells that are shaped like flowers in a variety of colors (white, pink, purple). The tiny white shells are spread out next to green fabric shaped like leaves in a brown painted string basket that is shaped like a shell. On top of the brown painted string basket, is a brown painted string loop that goes from the back of the shell shaped basket to the front. Mounted on the ba...

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3. Bouquet of Flowers Shell Pin, c. 1942-1945 - Brooch

   Bouquet of Flowers Shell Pin, c. 1942-1945. This pin is round in shape and is made of shells in a variety of sizes (tiny, small, and large), and painted in white, and pink flowers. The pin is surrounded in white shells with pink tiny shells in the middle of the white shells, green painted shells that look like leaves surrounding the white big shells painted in pink, white big shells painted in pink that look like three flowers which are surrounde...

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4. Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set, c. 1930-1970 - Cup, Demitasse

   Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set, c. 1930-1970. Black and gold lacquerware set includes six black demitasse cups (A-F) with gold interiors and six black saucers (G-L) with recesses that perfectly fit the cup bases. Saucers have a gold edge on rim and are decorated with a floral and leaf motif on one side. Cups have matching floral gold floral and leaf motif on one side just left of handle if the the handle is on the right.

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5. Eucalyptus Log Mortar, 1920 - Mortar, Food

   Eucalyptus Log Mortar, 1920. Wooden Mortar is 22.5 inch section cut from a solid piece of Eucalyptus log. Wooden log stands on a flat end (as displayed) and has an approximate 7" deep, 15" wide mortar carved into the opposite end. This mortar was used to make mochi. There is also a 7 x 5 knot on the side of log.

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6. Flower Design Sketchbook, 1943-1944 - Sketchbook

   Sketchbook belonging to Yoshiko Yamanouchi. Small spiral-bound sketchbook with 54 ruled leaves and brown cover, hand-numbered in red per illustration (not per page), beginning on the reverse side of leaf 8 as page 1, until page 62. Reads right to left. Pages are filled with sketches by Yamanouchi of floral arrangements in pencil, ink, and watercolor, with notes in Japanese and dates in English - earliest is November 19th, 1943 (on page numbered a...

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. Flowers in a blue basket shell pin, c. 1942-1945 - Brooch

   Flowers in a blue basket shell pin, c. 1942-1945. This pin is made of tiny white shells shaped like small flowers with a variety of colors (white, yellow and purple). The tiny white shells are glued to some wood that is round in shape, and painted in blue throughout with columns of white lines underneath the tiny white shells. At the top of the blue painted round wooden pin, there is some string painted in blue and that is looped around the left ...

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8. Formal Dress of Yoshiko Yamanouchi, c. early 1950s - Dress

   Formal Dress Worn by Yoshiko Yamanouchi, early 1950s. Salmon-colored dress, made of silk. Shear neckline with orchid motif at bottom edge, front and back, short sleeves. Side zip and back button closures. Silk satin lining. Floor length skirt and short sleeves. Faux-wrap construction, gathered at proper left of waist with false tie and front draping panel. Thread loops for belt on either side.

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9. Hagoita Japanese Paddle Toy with Shuttlecock, c. 1936. - Paddle, Tennis

   Hagoita Japanese Paddle Toy with Shuttlecock, c. 1936. Originally enclosed in a gray rectangular box (to be discarded) with some Japanese words/symbols in the middle of the box, this paddle toy (A) is rectangular in shape and is made of wood with a pink background painted with white and green flowers and a darkish black tree trunk with a tint of pink in it. Stitched to the top of the hagoita and the pink background with white and green flowers, t...

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10. Invasion Money, c. 1944 - Money, Paper

    Invasion Money, c. 1944. Rectangular, cream-colored paper, with writing in green, red and black. it has the number 1 in the center and four corners on both sides. The bill is outlined with green intricate web-like motif as is the number on the center (which has green motif on one side and red motif on the other). The bill has handwritten notes on two corners and bottom. According to research, the bill is a Japanese government-issued currency in t...

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. Isse, the Shadow Generation - Matsueda, Tsukasa

    Isse, the Shadow Generation, 2006. By Tsukasa Matsueda, Ed. D. Illustrated. 98 pages.

    Record Type: Library

    
12. Japan: An Illustrated Travel Guide- Where to Go, What to Do, What to See - Lane Book Company

    Japan: An Illustrated Travel Guide- Where to Go, What to Do, What to See by Lane Book Co.,1964. This book is a comprehensive travel guide on Japan, its culture, customs, sightings, things to do, and events to take part in. Includes: a foreword page, contents, information on Japan, the people, its customs, garedns, Tokyo, areas outside of Tokyo, Kyoto, areas outside of Kyoto, Hiroshima, other islands, a calender of events, and an index.

    Record Type: Library

    
13. Japanese Boys Day Display Items - Doll

    Japanese Boys Day Display Items. The display of two Japanese men hoisting carp has a wooden base painted black and men are porcelain dolls wearing Japanese attire and robes (also black). Connected to the base are two flowers and a tree. Also connected to the base is a crossed fence post, which serves a as a brace for a long black and white vertical rod. At the top of the rod are two eight-piece "sun" shape. Above the "sun" shape there is a small ...

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14. Japanese Boys Day Display Samurai Armor - Doll

    Japanese Boys Day Display Samurai Armor. Samurai armor is silver, gold, and black with orange string weaved throughout to hold armor together. The helmet is a silver piece with a "V" shaped gold piece rising above with a dragon figure resting on the top of the helmet.

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Japanese Boys Day Samurai Helmet Decoration - Decoration, Holiday

    Japanese Boys Day Samurai Helmet Decoration. Small Japanese Samurai Helmet. Part of the Japanese Boy's Day display, this small Japanese samurai helmet is very colorful. It consists of black, orange, jade, white, and gold. The primary color of the helmet's dome is textured black (raised bumps) with silver and gold inlays which are placed in a cross-like pattern. At the dome's center is a gold textured cap. On the underside of the dome is an orange...

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16. Japanese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1941-1945 - Brush, Calligraphic

    Japanese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1941-1945. One of two cylindrical bamboo paint brush that has a hollow handle. Handle has rectangular sticker with Japanese characters and background design and a circular paper sticker with Japanese characters. The top of brush has animal hair as paint brush bristles.

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17. Japanese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1941-1945 - Brush, Calligraphic

    Japanese Calligraphy Brush, c. 1941-1945. One of two cylindrical bamboo paint brush that has a hollow handle. Handle has rectangular sticker with Japanese characters and background design and a circular paper sticker with Japanese characters. The top of brush has animal hair as paint brush bristles.

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Japanese Candy Dish, c. 1930-1970 - Dish, Candy

    Japanese Candy Dish, c. 1930-1970. Red and black striped lacquerware candy dish has a round bowl (C.1) with a tapered rounded lid (C.2) with a vertical oval-shaped knob handle at top. Black bowl is intersected in the center by a horizontal bulbous red band. Lid tapers from the knob to form a slightly flattened ball when resting on the bowl. Lid's knob and rim are red while the center top area is black. Top is also decorated with three origami sha...

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19. Japanese Candy Dish, c. 1930-1970 - Dish, Candy

    Japanese Candy Dish, c. 1930-1970. Red lacquerware candy dish is acorn-shaped with a plain red bowl (A.1) that has a bulbous gold band near top of rim. Lid (A.2) is equally tall as the bowl and is also solid red but has three mother-of-pearl inlaid flowers along the side and an oval bead-style handle at top center through which a small length of brown rope is tied. Lid fits snugly onto bowl and interior of both are painted black. Used for holding...

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20. Japanese Candy Dish, c. 1930-1970 - Dish, Candy

    Japanese Candy Dish, c. 1930-1970. Red lacquerware candy dish has a squat round bowl (B.1) with an almost flat, gently tapered round lid (B.2) that has a knob handle. Lid has a recessed rim inside to fit loosely into bowl. Top of lid is decorated with a painted gold and silver bearded mask and a fan while top of knob is painted solid gold. Interior of bowl and underside of lid are both black. Used for holding Japanese candy.

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21. Japanese Candy Dish, c. 1930-1970 - Dish, Candy

    Japanese Candy Dish, c. 1930-1970. Red and black lacquerware candy dish is globe-shaped with a half-circle bowl (D.1) with a small circular flat bottom and a half-circle lid (D.2) with no handle. Interior of both lid and bowl are red while exterior is black. Bowl is decorated with one red and one off-white flower with gold stamen on sides. Lid has three matching red flowers and two matching off-white flowers. Bowl has a recessed rim inside over w...

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22. Japanese Candy Forms, c. 1930-1970 - Mold, Candy

    Japanese Candy Forms, c. 1930-1970. Solid wooden forms consist of wooden block bases with cut-out openings into which wooden stamps are inserted. Base (A) is a rectangle with an arch-shaped opening into which press (B) fits. Press (B) is hand-carved with a flat top and bottom, an arch-shaped base and a tapered handle. Base (D) is rectangular in shape with three cut-outs featuring the shapes of a cloud, flower and arch. Press (C) has matching bloc...

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23. Japanese Data Plate, August 1941 - Tag, Identification

    Japanese Data Plate, August 1941. The small rectangular label has five lines of Japanese text along with numbers printed and stamped into the metal. The four corners seems to have had holes at each corner but the corners have been broken off. Two circles with a stamped Japanese character are at each of the two bottom corners.

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24. Japanese Data Plate, c. 1941-1945 - Tag, Identification

    Japanese Data Plate, c. 1941-1945. The short but wide metal rectangular label has five lines of Japanese text printed onto plate. The four corners seems to have had holes at each corner but the corners have been broken off.

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25. Japanese Data Plate, June 1944 - Tag, Identification

    Japanese Data Plate, June 1944. The large rectangular Japanese metal label has eight lines of Japanese text along with numbers printed and stamped into the metal. The four corners seems to have had holes at each corner but the corners have been broken off. Two circles with a stamped anchor are at each of the two bottom corners, which indicates the plate is from the Imperial Navy.

    Record Type: Object