| Title |
Japanese Architecture: Tokonoma (Alcove) [004] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 23, Architecture Tokonoma, 3 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970 |
| Subject |
Architecture, Japanese--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Hotels--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Tokonoma (Architecture)--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Interior decoration--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Scrolls (Decorative arts)--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Architecture; Travel |
| Keywords |
Rantei; Inns; Interiors; Tokonoma; Alcoves |
| Spatial Coverage |
Kyoto (Japan) |
| Description |
Photo of an interior (possibly of Rantei Hotel?) with tokonoma (alcove) on the right, located in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Interior, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Tokonoma, also known simply as toko, is a built-in recessed area located in the reception room of traditional Japanese interior design. They are usually decorated with scrolls (pictorial or calligraphic), bonsai, or decorative figures. Toko means floor or bed, ma means room or space. Note: Original caption informtaion provided as: Interior of Rantei Hotel Tea House, with tokonoma, JAtE Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| 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. |
| Textual Date |
1947-2004 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6d513sw |
| 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 |
330384 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6d513sw |
