| Title |
Japanese Architecture: Tokonoma (Alcove) [001] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 23, Architecture Tokonoma, 6 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970 |
| Subject |
Architecture, Japanese--Japan--Photographs; Hotels--Japan--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Photographs; Tokonoma (Architecture)--Japan--Photographs; Interior decoration--Japan--Photographs; Television--Receivers and reception--Japan--Photographs; Scrolls (Decorative arts)--Japan--Photographs; Telephone--Japan--Photographs; Lamps--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Architecture; Travel |
| Keywords |
Inns; Interiors; Tokonoma; Alcoves |
| Spatial Coverage |
Japan |
| Description |
Photo of a tokonoma (alcove), possibly located inside an inn at Matuse, Japan (?), circa 1940-1966 |
| Caption on Slide |
Tokonoma (alcove) in Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Tokonoma, also known simply as toko, is a built-in recessed area located in the reception room of traditional Japanese interior design. They are usually decorated with scrolls (pictorial or calligraphic), bonsai, or decorative figures. Toko means floor or bed, ma means room or space. Note: Appears to be similar to image with File Name: sl_customary_053 with Date. Original provided as: 1966. |
| 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. |
| Textual Date |
1947-2004 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64m9mcr |
| 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 |
330386 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64m9mcr |
