| Title |
Temples: Rokuharamitsuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan [008] |
| Photo Number |
Box 32, Japan, Kyoto, Temples, Rokuharumitsuji, 8 |
| Description |
Photograph of sculpture, Rokuharamitsuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1966 |
| Subject |
Rokuharumitsuji--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Zen temples--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Shingon (Sect)--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Statues--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Sculpture--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist deity)--Art--Photographs; Kūya, 903-972--Photographs; Japan; Zen Buddhism; Statues |
| Keywords |
Rokuharamitsuji; Rokuharamitsu-ji; Kuya Shonin; Jizō |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Sculpture, Rokuharamitsuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple (Practice of Perfection in the Six Realms of Existence), located in Kyoto, Japan, was founded in 963 by Kuya Shonin (903-972).--Sacred Japan website. Note: This temple has many outstanding sculptures from the 8th to 14th centuries. These include a wooden sculpture of Kuya (with six small figures coming out of his mouth, invoking the Amida Buddha) by Kosho and a statue of Taira no Kiyomori sitting, holding a scroll.--Buddhist Travel website. Note: According to the Sacred Japan website, this image is a sculpture of Jizō (Buddhist deity) holding a hank of real hair. Note: Original caption information provided: "Rokuharumitsuji T. F. 963 by Kuya Shonin Kyoto." |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s67d3bsd |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
337421 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67d3bsd |
