| Title |
Block printing: Jan Colton Collection [04] |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Block Print, Colton Coll. of Meiji Prints, 4 |
| Description |
Photo showing a block print from the private Jan Colton Collection in San Diego, California; this portrayal of a "karamon" (Chinese gate) at Nikko was used in a Meiji-period guidebook, late 19th century |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 |
| Subject |
Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe; Landscapes; Gates |
| Keywords |
Karamon |
| 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 |
Nikkō-shi (Japan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Karamon- Nikko from a Meiji Period Guidebook Woodblock, 1868-1912, Colton Coll. S.D., Japan |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "The karamon or karakado (唐門, lit. Chinese gate) is a type of gate seen in Japanese architecture. It is characterized by the usage of karahafu, an undulating bargeboard peculiar to Japan. Karamon are often used at the entrances of Japanese castles, Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, and have historically been a symbol of authority."--Wikipedia |
| 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 |
 |
| Textual Date |
1980-2005 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6sx6w00 |
| 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 |
330257 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sx6w00 |
