| Title |
Japanese Architecture: Eccentric Beams [006] Himeji Castle (002) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 60, Special Lectures Aspects of the Japanese Garden, 83 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1951 |
| Subject |
Architecture, Japanese--Japan--Himeji--Photographs; Castles--Japan--Himeji--Photographs; Wooden beams--Japan--Himeji--Photographs; Ceilings--Japan--Himeji--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Himeji--Photographs; Japan; Architecture |
| Keywords |
Buildings; Eccentric beams; Himeji; Himeji Castle; Himeji-jō |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshu (Japan); Hyogo-ken (Japan); Himeji-shi (Japan |
| Description |
Photograph (detail) of Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Interior detail of castle, 16th c. with later additions, restored in 1860s, Himeji Castle, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Himeji Castle (姫路城, Himeji-jō) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. ... Himeji Castle dates to 1333, when Akamatsu Norimura built a fort on top of Himeyama hill. The fort was dismantled and rebuilt as Himeyama Castle in 1346, and then remodeled into Himeji Castle two centuries later. Himeji Castle was then significantly remodeled in 1581 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who added a three-story castle keep. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded the castle to Ikeda Terumasa for his help in the Battle of Sekigahara, and Ikeda completely rebuilt the castle from 1601 to 1609, expanding it into a large castle complex. Several buildings were later added to the castle complex by Honda Tadamasa from 1617 to 1618. For over 400 years, Himeji Castle has remained intact, even throughout the extensive bombing of Himeji in World War II, and natural disasters such as the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake. |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| 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. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6h13jr4 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
338549 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h13jr4 |
