| Title |
Amanohashidate, Chionji Temple [016] |
| Photo Number |
Box 23, Amanohashidate, 23 |
| Description |
Photo shows a portion of a tapestry at Chionji Zen Buddhist Temple in Monju, village at south end of Amanohashidate; depicts judgment scenes in Buddhist tradition |
| 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 |
Tapestry--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Religious art--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Hell (Buddhism)--Art--Photographs; Judgment in art--Photographs; Heaven (Buddhism)--Art--Photographs |
| Keywords |
Chionji |
| 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 |
Ama no Hashidate (Japan); Miyazu-shi (Japan); Monju (Miyazu-shi, Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture) |
| Caption on Slide |
Tapestry showing various scenes of the judgment: hell and heaven. Tapestry is at Chionji, the temple located on the south shore of Amanohashidate near Monjusoh Inn. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Judgment scene shows the mirror of Johhari, which is said to reflect deeds of the deceased, as presided by the Underground King Enma (Buddhism counterpart of Pluto). The heaven (Gokuraku) scene depicts various saviors. |
| 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 |
 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1947-2004 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6np2m49 |
| 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 |
329399 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6np2m49 |
