Karakuri Ningyo [007]

Request Archival File or Update Item Information
Title Karakuri Ningyo [007]
Photo Number Box 62, Special Lectures Kara Kuri Ningyo, 17
Description Photograph (close-up) of stitched decoration on red fabric, probably used to decorate a chariot, possibly part of Barbican exhibit, London, England
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1986
Subject Needlework--Photographs; Embroidery--Photographs; Textile crafts--Photographs; Festivals--Photographs; Legends--Photographs; Robots--Photographs; Puppet theater--Photographs; Puppets--Photographs; Chariots--Photographs; Museum exhibits--Photographs; Barbican Art Gallery--Photographs; Barbican Centre for Arts and Conferences--Photographs; Performing arts--Photographs; Japan; Art; Automata; Theater
Keywords Arts and crafts; Arts & crafts; Karakuri Ningyō; Automaton; Matsuri; Displays
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 London (England)
Caption on Slide Decoration on cloth
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image can be found in exhibition catalog: Karakuri Ningyo: An Exhibition of Ancient Festival Robots from Japan, organized by the Japan Foundation and Barbican Art Gallery (28 November 1985 to 26 January 1986), page 18. Note: "Karakuri ningyō are mechanized puppets or automata from Japan from the 17th century to 19th century. The word karakuri means "mechanisms" or "trick". In Japanese ningyō is written as two separate characters, meaning person and shape. It may be translated as puppet, but also by doll or effigy...The dolls' gestures provided a form of entertainment."--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided as: "BLANK"
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
ARK ark:/87278/s67w6w4g
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 340424
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67w6w4g
Back to Search Results