Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan [068]

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Title Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan [068]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 29, Japan, Hiratsuka, 1
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1983
Subject Hirado-shi (Japan)--Photographs; Palaces; Mansions; Stairs; Walls
Keywords Matsuura
Spatial Coverage Hirado-shi (Japan)
Description Photo showing Hirado Castle, a reconstruction of an 18th-century structure near Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan; once the seat of the Matsuura clan, it is now a museum
Caption on Slide Copy Photog. by Lennox Tierney Matsuura His. Mus. In Matsuura Family Mansion Matsurra Shiryoo Kagami Kawa Cho Shi 12 Ban Shi Hirado, Japan Haku butsu Kan Nagasaki Ken (over) Matsuura fam. Treasures 30.000 items- many from Godaigo Tenno's Ashikaga Palace Items include emaki-mono, swords, Namban Byobu, Oranda no fune from Holland- 1700 etc.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. "Hirado (平戸市, Hirado-shi) is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The part historically named Hirado is located on the island of the same name. With recent mergers, the city's boundaries have expanded, and Hirado now occupies parts of the main island of Kyūshū. The components are connected by the Hirado Bridge."--Wikipedia. Hirado is the site of Hirado Castle (平戸城, Hirado-jō?), the seat of the Matsuura clan that ruled the area for centuries.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6wm1wd9
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 331843
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wm1wd9
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