| Title |
Amanohashidate, Chionji Temple [009] |
| Photo Number |
Box 23, Amanohashidate Temple, 7 |
| Description |
Photo taken at the Chionji Zen Buddhist Temple in Monju, the village at south end of Amanohashidate; shows detail of rooftop ornament of Rohmon (gate) inside Chionji, Amanohashidate, Japan |
| 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 |
Buddhist temples--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Gates--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Animals, Mythical--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Roofs--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Tiles, Roofing--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs |
| Keywords |
Chionji; Rohmon; Ohgonkaku; Tiling |
| 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 |
Roof tiles, Amanohashidate, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Caption is from photographer's notes on slide. Showing a couple of mythological fish, popular as rooftop ornaments in many Japanese castles and temples, and sometimes on private residences as well to show power and wealth. Amanohashidate is a pine-covered sand spit whose name means: bridge to heaven. |
| 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/s6xp7mnd |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
329482 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xp7mnd |
