| Title |
Gardens, Japanese: Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan [001] |
| Photo Number |
Box 58, Special Lectures, C & J Gardens L/R, 274 |
| Description |
Photograph of water basin, Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1963 |
| Subject |
Ryōanji (Kyoto, Japan)--Photographs; Gardens, Japanese--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Buddhist temples--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Rinzai (Sect)--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Sōami, -1525--Photographs; Japan; Temples; Zen Buddhism; Water |
| Keywords |
Ryōan-ji; Tsukubai; Chozubachi |
| 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 |
Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Ryōan-ji Temple is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. To many, the temple's name is synonymous with the temple's famous 'Zen garden', the karesansui (dry landscape) rock garden, thought to have been built in the late 15th century. The garden consists of raked gravel and fifteen moss-covered boulders, which are placed so that, when looking at the garden from any angle (other than from above) only fourteen of the boulders are visible at one time. It is traditionally said that only through attaining enlightenment would one be able to view the fifteenth boulder.--Wikipedia. Note: Soami was a painter and landscape artist.--Wikipedia. Note: Chōzubachi is a vessel originally designed to keep water for rinsing one's mouth and cleansing one's body before worshiping gods or Buddhas. It subsequently evolved into what is called tsukubai and became a fixture of the Japanese tea ceremony found within the yard surrounding the tea house.--Wikipedia. Note: Appears to be same basin as in image with file name: ochozobachi_001 |
| 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/s6pk0zvc |
| 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 |
338176 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pk0zvc |
