Block printing: Jan Colton Collection [04]

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Title Block printing: Jan Colton Collection [04]
Photo Number Box 24, Japan, Block Print, Colton Coll. of Meiji Prints, 4
Description Photo showing a block print from the private Jan Colton Collection in San Diego, California; this portrayal of a "karamon" (Chinese gate) at Nikko was used in a Meiji-period guidebook, late 19th century
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 Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe; Landscapes; Gates
Keywords Karamon
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 Nikkō-shi (Japan)
Caption on Slide Karamon- Nikko from a Meiji Period Guidebook Woodblock, 1868-1912, Colton Coll. S.D., Japan
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. "The karamon or karakado (唐門, lit. Chinese gate) is a type of gate seen in Japanese architecture. It is characterized by the usage of karahafu, an undulating bargeboard peculiar to Japan. Karamon are often used at the entrances of Japanese castles, Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, and have historically been a symbol of authority."--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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Textual Date 1980-2005
ARK ark:/87278/s6sx6w00
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 330257
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sx6w00
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