The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo
The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo
The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo
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<strong>Siam</strong> and <strong>the</strong> Pottery Trade <strong>of</strong> Asia 103<br />
I shall cite but one more exam1Jle <strong>of</strong> a Japanese term <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Siam</strong>ese origin because <strong>of</strong> its ra<strong>the</strong>r unique and picturesque character.<br />
Soon after <strong>the</strong> Portuguese arrived in Japan in <strong>the</strong> middle <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 16th<br />
century <strong>the</strong> Japanese adopted <strong>the</strong> newly-acquired European custom<br />
<strong>of</strong> smoking tobacco.<br />
At first <strong>the</strong> ,Japanese used ra<strong>the</strong>r heavy metal<br />
pipes, two feet or more in length, but soon began to search for a<br />
lighter, more suitable material for <strong>the</strong> steJ:Il. Bamboo was, <strong>of</strong> course,<br />
<strong>the</strong> most logical choice, but <strong>the</strong> kind <strong>of</strong> bamboo available in Japan<br />
which had sui!icient space between <strong>the</strong> 11.0des was much too large in<br />
r from <strong>the</strong> North or <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>ast and which <strong>the</strong>y ar.cor<br />
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