M. Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden, G. G. Park, San Francisco teapot

M. Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden, G. G. Park, San Francisco teapot

Japan in America

Japanese Kyusu-style teapot from the M. Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco, California, USA. The teapot is made of porcelain with blue detailing of trees and a bridge. The body of the teapot has the inscription: "M. Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden, G. G. Park, San Francisco"

Dimensions are: Teapot lid (diameter: 2in, height: 0.8in) Teapot (width: 4.5 in, height: 2.5 in)

The M. Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden

Pre-WWII

Naomi Tsunemine Weiser and Amy Zheng

3D object.

English

3D object

White and dark blue

Slight staining, no chipping

About the Garden: It's a Japanese Tea Garden located in Golden Gate Park in San Fransisco. It was originally created as a “Japanese Village” exhibit for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition. When the fair closed, Japanese landscape architect Makoto Hagiwara and superintendent John McLaren reached a gentleman’s agreement, allowing Mr. Hagiwara to create and maintain a permanent Japanese-style garden as a gift for posterity. He and his family lived for many years until 1942 when they were forced to evacuate their homes and move into internment camps. When the war was over, the Hagiwara family was not allowed to return to their home at the tea garden, and in subsequent years, many Hagiwara family treasures were removed and new additions were made.


The Japanese Tea Garden happens to be the oldest Japanese public garden that is the exemplar of Japanese gardens for the American public.

San Francisco, CA, USA