It's #InternationalCatDay and we cannot get enough of cats at SFO Museum! See "Maneki Neko: Japanese Beckoning Cat" is on display post-security in Terminal 2 and "Caticons: The Cat in Art" is on display, pre-security in the International Terminal. https://t.co/fI181w6yqE
This tweet was posted on August 08, 2018.
Items of American Folk Art toleware, such as these two cats, were painted with a black varnish that resembled Japanese lacquer and then decorated with colorful oil paints. #Caticons
This tweet was posted on September 22, 2018.
Japanese art was influenced by other Eastern countries, such as China and India. Japan’s mythical dragon motif originated in China. In Japan, dragons adorned items including vessels, where they appear coiled around them. #Japonisme
This tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Japanese designer Hanae Mori's 1977 Japan Air Lines uniform took a distinct turn toward nostalgic traditionalism. #FashioninFlight
This tweet was posted on May 10, 2017.
Japanese geisha wore finely made, high-platform geta. Such footwear signified her social standing and protected her kimono. #ShoesinCulture
This tweet was posted on May 18, 2017.
Japanese transistor #radios were designed for the American market, and sales quickly outpaced heavier and more-expensive examples made in the United States. Do you recognize this famous face listening intently to a transistor #radio? #RadioSFO #Sony
This tweet was posted on June 29, 2018.
Kanban or Japanese shop signs feature imagery that allows customers to identify the things shops sell. During the Meiji and early Taisho periods, shop signs started to display auspicious characters and symbols, such as beckoning cats, to lure customers. #beckoningcats
This tweet was posted on June 07, 2018.
Learn more about Japanese firefighting in the 1800s in our “Mingei: Traditional Japanese Folk Art” online exhibit: https://t.co/qtOB0Z0SWh
This tweet was posted on December 10, 2015.
Louis Comfort #Tiffany began a career as an interior designer during the late 1870s. Tiffany’s residence featured dining room walls covered in Japanese papers, a drawing room with Moorish columns, and a fireplace with mica panels in a spider web pattern. #VictorianPedestals
This tweet was posted on January 10, 2020.
Louis Tiffany drew inspiration for the shapes of his vessels from nature, Japanese art, & antiquity. #ArtNouveauSFO
This tweet was posted on May 16, 2016.
Nested traditional Japanese kokeshi dolls, waiting for their exhibit case to be designed. http://t.co/zqwSxv0PfM
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2013.
One of the exhibited plates also feature hanging wisteria. A symbol of longevity (fuji, 藤), wisteria has been grown for thousands of years in Japan and the motif often appears on kimono, and many forms of Japanese art.
#Japonisme
This tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.
Production techniques in Japan developed rapidly during the early part of the Edo period (1615-1868). By the 1640s, the Japanese began to successfully compete with Chinese porcelain exports. #BeckoningCats
This tweet was posted on March 08, 2018.
RT @AikoDesigns: Japanese toys | from kokeshi to kaiju #SFO has great exhibits. Love this one, it's very natsukashi @… http://t.co/4IcQtljj…
This tweet was posted on March 31, 2014.
RT @FlyPanAm: Pan Am did extensive recruiting and hiring in Japan and Hawai‘i to obtain Japanese language qualified crews. And did you know…
This tweet was posted on August 02, 2020.
RT @GammaCounter: "Japanese Toys!" large and beautifully displayed exhibit at SFO terminal 3 departures. Here, tin robots ~50s. http://t.co…
This tweet was posted on December 20, 2013.
RT @Tettix: Holy shit, you guys! There's a vintage Japanese toy exhibit at SFO! Glad I got here early.
This tweet was posted on March 24, 2014.
RT @Trigonis: Love the Japanese Toy exhibit. @ San Francisco International Airport (SFO) http://t.co/Wc8W4Ot76s
This tweet was posted on January 28, 2014.
RT @Zerochan: The United terminal at SFO has a *fantastic* vintage Japanese toy exhibit. Almost missed my LA flight because of it!
This tweet was posted on December 17, 2013.