{Lid for a Teapot with Cherry at Night in Gion · Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914) · 1893–1914 · Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0}
This side-handled <em>sencha </em>teapot with the cherry tree has a nearly spherical shape, and its recessed lid has an ovoid knob. It has both blue and a purplish brown under the glaze for the blossoms and embers on one side, and the vertical calligraphy identifies the tree as a cherry tree at nig…
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景観法
Landscape Act
平成十六年法律第百十号 · Act No. 110 of 2004
Gives local authorities statutory power over the appearance of a place — rooflines, signage, colour.
The cool part. This is the law behind the muted convenience-store signs in Kyoto. The brown Starbucks is not a marketing choice. It is compliance.
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