Block Printing, Meiji period: Ryounkaku

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Title Block Printing, Meiji period: Ryounkaku
Photo Number Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Meiji, 7
Description Photo shows a Meiji-era woodblock print of the Ryounkaku, first skyscraper in Tokyo, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1969
Subject Skyscrapers--Japan--Tokyo--Art; Buildings--Japan--Tokyo--Art; Block printing--Japan--Photographs
Keywords Ryounkaku; Asakusa Jūnikai; Meiji
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 Tokyo (Japan)
Caption on Slide Ryounkaku 1st skyscraper (12 stories) amusement center Japans 1st elevator, Meiji Period, Wood Block Print, 1890, Japan
Additional Information "The Ryōunkaku (凌雲閣 Ryōunkaku, lit. Cloud-Surpassing Pavilion or Cloud-Surpassing Tower) was Japan's first western-style skyscraper. It stood in the Asakusa district of Tokyo from 1890 until its demolition following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. The Asakusa Jūnikai (浅草十二階?, lit. Asakusa Twelve-stories), as it was called affectionately by Tokyoites, was the most popular attraction in Tokyo, and a showcase for new technologies as it housed Japan's first electric elevator. The Ryōunkaku quickly became a landmark and symbol of Asakusa after its opening in 1890. It was a major leisure complex for visitors from all over Tokyo. The 1894 tremor weakened the structure, which was now reinforced with steel girders. However the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 destroyed the upper floors, and damaged the whole tower so severely that it had to be completely demolished."--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.
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ARK ark:/87278/s6jq1gs6
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 329810
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq1gs6
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