January is National
Hot Tea Month, and we wanted to show you all the hard work that goes into
making a nice cup of hot tea before you can enjoy. Here are some beautifully
hand-colored lantern slides from Japan.
Weighing baskets
of tea, Japan.
HOLLIS number: olvwork367851
Separating stems
from tea leaves, Japan.
Author / Creator: Enami,
T., 1859-1929, Japanese [photographer]
HOLLIS number: olvwork367849
Firing tea
leaves, Japan.
HOLLIS number: olvwork367852
Producing
powdered tea: milling tea leaves with a mortar and pestle, Japan.HOLLIS number: olvwork367854
Men packing tea
in boxes, Japan.
HOLLIS number: olvwork371871
All images:
Materials/Techniques: lantern slides, hand-colored.
Dimensions: 8
x 10 cm, (1926-1989)