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Reference · Wikidata

Lempertz Auction 1092 - Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art

auction at Kunsthaus Lempertz (Cologne, 2017)

picked 13 Aug 2026

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Betula platyphyllaBetula platyphylla

Betula platyphylla, the Asian white birch or Japanese white birch, is a tree species in the family Betulaceae. It can be found in subarctic and temperate Asia in Japan, China, Korea, Mongolia, the Russian Far East, and Siberia. It can grow to be 30 metres tall.

via Wikipedia
picked 13 Aug 2026

Image · Europeana

Incense boxIncense box
Rijksmuseum, via Europeana
picked 11 Aug 2026

Book · DOAB

Japanese Tea Culture

Why is the tea-room entrance, or nijiriguchi, so narrow? How did the practice of “passing the bowl,” or mawashinomi, come about? And what hidden meaning lies behind the ritual purification of hands and mouth, or chōzu? Chanoyu, the art of preparing tea, developed against a backdrop of social turmoil in late medieval Japan. Through the singular figure of Sen no Rikyū, it found expression as wabi-cha, or wabi tea, the…

picked 12 Aug 2026

Full text · Open Library

Epochs of Chinese & Japanese artEpochs of Chinese & Japanese art
cover via Open Library
picked 13 Aug 2026

Image · DPLA

Exhibition view of “Japanese Screens and Oriental Pottery,” March – April 1964.Exhibition view of “Japanese Screens and Oriental Pottery,” March – April 1964.

This exhibition included Japanese folding and standing screens, a variety of Asian pottery including dishes and vases, and other miscellaneous pieces including textiles.

Cleveland Museum of Art Archives, via DPLA
picked 13 Aug 2026
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