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Things Japanese
Basil Hall Chamberlain
book · 1890 (5th ed. 1905)
Basil Hall Chamberlain, Things Japanese (5th ed. 1905).
Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan
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Shinto
Torii is historically related to Gate.
Chamberlain’s Torii article seats the characteristic Shintō shrine gateway of posts and cross-beams marking sacred precinct entry, not a secular city gate and not a Buddhist temple gate dump.
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Kimono is historically related to Silk.
Chamberlain’s Dress / Kimono notes seat the T-shaped Japanese robe as the ordinary garment, commonly silk for better wear — robe speech, not a Western dress and not an obi sash alone.
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Tengu is historically related to Mountain.
Chamberlain seats tengu among Japanese mountain goblins of long noses and wings in folklore — mountain-spirit speech, not an oni hell-demon alone and not a kappa water-sprite.
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Kappa is historically related to Water.
Chamberlain seats the kappa as the water-sprite of Japanese rivers and ponds — water-being speech, not a tengu or oni dump.
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Kamidana is historically related to Shrine.
Chamberlain’s Shintō notes seat the kamidana as the household god-shelf shrine — domestic shrine speech, not a butsudan Buddhist altar alone.
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Ofuda is historically related to Charm.
Chamberlain’s Charms / Paper charms seat ofuda as paper talismans issued from shrines — paper-charm speech, not an omamori pouch amulet alone.
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Omamori is historically related to Charm.
Chamberlain’s Charms notes seat omamori as portable shrine amulets for personal protection — pouch-amulet speech, not a flat ofuda slip alone.
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Chamberlain’s Shintō / Charms notes seat ema as painted votive tablets hung at shrines as petitions — votive offering use, not a free painting dump.
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Chamberlain’s Shintō notes seat gohei as the paper-wand / streamer staff of shrine ritual — wand use at the shrine, not a shimenawa rope alone.
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Shimenawa is historically related to Rice.
Chamberlain’s Shintō notes seat shimenawa as the sacred straw rope marking purity bounds — rice-straw rope speech, not a gohei wand alone.
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Chamberlain’s Shintō / Festivals notes seat the mikoshi as the portable shrine carried in procession — portable-shrine use, not the fixed honden hall alone.
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Honden is historically related to Shrine.
Chamberlain’s Shintō notes seat the honden as the inner sanctuary hall of a Shintō shrine — main-hall speech, not the haiden worship hall alone.
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Haiden is historically related to Shrine.
Chamberlain’s Shintō notes seat the haiden as the oratory / worship hall before the honden — worship-hall speech, not the inner honden alone.
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Chamberlain’s Shintō notes seat the temizuya as the shrine ablution pavilion for rinsing hands and mouth — water-purification use, not a bathhouse hammam dump.
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Chōzubachi is used in Water.
Chamberlain’s garden / shrine notes seat the chōzubachi as the stone water-basin for purification — basin use with water, not the full temizuya pavilion alone.
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Komainu is historically related to Shrine.
Chamberlain’s Shintō / Sculpture notes seat komainu as the paired lion-dog guardians at shrine gates — guardian speech, not a Chinese foo-dog dump alone.
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Netsuke is historically related to Lacquer.
Chamberlain seats netsuke among small carved toggles of ivory, wood, and lacquer used to fasten the inrō or pouch to the girdle — toggle craft, not a free-standing figurine dump.
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Obi is historically related to Silk.
Chamberlain’s Dress notes seat the broad sash (obi) binding the kimono, often of heavy silk — sash speech, not the kimono robe itself.
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Tatami is historically related to Rice.
Chamberlain’s Architecture / house notes seat tatami as the thick straw mats of Japanese rooms — rice-straw flooring speech, not a Western carpet dump.
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Fusuma is historically related to Lacquer.
Chamberlain seats fusuma as sliding papered/painted room partitions of Japanese interiors — partition craft often finished in lacquered frames, not shoji lattice lights alone.
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Shōji is historically related to Bamboo.
Chamberlain seats shōji as the translucent lattice-and-paper sliding lights of Japanese rooms — lattice craft with bamboo/wood lattice speech, not opaque fusuma alone.
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Kakemono is historically related to Silk.
Chamberlain seats kakemono among hanging picture-scrolls of Japanese rooms (often silk mounts) — hanging-scroll speech, not a freestanding painting panel dump.
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Sensu is historically related to Bamboo.
Chamberlain’s Fans article seats the folding fan (ōgi / sensu) of bamboo sticks and paper or silk — folding-fan craft, not the rigid uchiwa and not a war-fan tessen.
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Uchiwa is historically related to Bamboo.
Chamberlain’s Fans article seats the rigid round fan (uchiwa) of bamboo frame and paper — fixed-fan craft, not the folding sensu.
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Tessen is historically related to Iron.
Chamberlain’s Fans / war notes seat the tessen as an iron-ribbed war fan carried by samurai — iron-fan speech, not a paper sensu alone.
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Shamisen is historically related to Silk.
Chamberlain’s Music article seats the shamisen as the three-stringed plucked lute of Japanese theatre and song, strung with silk — lute speech, not a koto zither alone.
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Koto is historically related to Silk.
Chamberlain’s Music article seats the koto as the long zither of Japanese chamber music, silk-strung — zither speech, not a shamisen lute.
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Biwa is historically related to Silk.
Chamberlain’s Music notes seat the biwa as the pear-shaped lute of narrative song, silk-strung — biwa speech, not a shamisen alone.
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Chamberlain’s Nō article seats the carved masks of Nō drama as ritual theatre furniture of that stage — masked performance use, not a festival demon mask dump alone.
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Katana is historically related to Sword.
Chamberlain’s Swords article seats the katana as the long single-edged sword of the samurai pair — long-sword speech, not the shorter wakizashi alone.
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Wakizashi is historically related to Sword.
Chamberlain’s Swords article seats the wakizashi as the companion short sword of the daishō pair — short-sword speech, not the katana alone.
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Tanto is historically related to Sword.
Chamberlain’s Swords notes seat the tantō as the dagger-length blade of Japanese side-arms — dagger speech, not a full katana.
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Kabuto is historically related to Iron.
Chamberlain’s Armour article seats the kabuto as the Japanese helmet of laced plates and iron — helmet speech, not the full yoroi suit alone.
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Yoroi is historically related to Iron.
Chamberlain’s Armour article seats yoroi as the laced Japanese armour of plates and silk cords — armour-suit speech, not the kabuto helmet alone.
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Chamberlain’s Cha-no-yu / Tea ceremonies seat the chasen as the bamboo whisk for beating powdered tea — whisk use in the tea rite, not a chashaku scoop alone.
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Chamberlain’s Tea ceremonies seat the chashaku as the bamboo tea-scoop for measuring matcha — scoop use in the tea rite, not the chasen whisk alone.
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Chamberlain’s Tea ceremonies seat the natsume as the lacquered tea-caddy for thin tea — caddy use in cha-no-yu, not a cooking jar dump.
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Chamberlain’s Tea ceremonies seat the chawan as the tea-bowl of the rite — bowl use for whisked tea, not a sake cup alone.
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Byobu is historically related to Lacquer.
Chamberlain seats byōbu as folding screens of Japanese rooms, often lacquered frames with painted panels — screen craft, not a kakemono hanging scroll alone.
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Inro is historically related to Lacquer.
Chamberlain seats the inrō as the nested lacquer medicine/seal case hung from the girdle with a netsuke — lacquer-case speech, not the netsuke toggle alone.
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Kago is historically related to Bamboo.
Chamberlain’s Kago article seats the kago as the Japanese palanquin / litter of bamboo and wood — litter craft, not a jinrikisha wheeled cart alone.
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Haiku is historically related to Letter.
Chamberlain’s Poetry article seats haiku as the seventeen-syllable Japanese verse form — short-verse speech, not a tanka thirty-one alone and not a Western sonnet dump.
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Zen
Shakuhachi is historically related to Bamboo.
Chamberlain’s Music notes seat the shakuhachi as the end-blown bamboo flute of Japanese practice — bamboo flute speech, not a transverse fue alone.
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Daruma represents Buddhist traditions.
Chamberlain seats Daruma as the popular image of Bodhidharma, the Zen patriarch, in toy and votive form — Buddhist-patriarch figure speech, not a generic doll dump.
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Chamberlain’s Buddhism / Zen notes seat zazen as seated meditation practice of Zen — seated practice use in that rite-speech, not a generic prayer dump.
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Chamberlain’s Zen notes seat the kōan as the paradoxical meditation problem of Zen training — training-device use in that rite-speech, not a riddle entertainment dump.
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Buddhist traditions
Oni is historically related to Hell.
Chamberlain seats oni among Japanese demon figures of folklore and Buddhist hell imagery — demon speech, not a tengu mountain goblin alone.
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Butsudan is historically related to Altar.
Chamberlain’s Buddhism / Religion notes seat the butsudan as the household Buddhist altar cabinet — domestic altar speech, not a Shintō kamidana shelf alone.
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Bonshō is historically related to Bell.
Chamberlain’s Buddhism / temple notes seat the bonshō as the large bronze temple bell of Japanese monasteries — temple-bell speech, not a small hand bell dump.
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Chamberlain’s Buddhism / Music notes seat the mokugyo as the wooden fish gong struck in chant — chant-accompaniment use, not a bronze bonshō alone.
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