Title |
Amanohashidate, Japan [16] |
Photo Number |
Box 23, Amanohashidate, 17 |
Description |
Photo shows a monument at the dock at Monju, south end of Amanohashidate |
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 |
Ama no Hashidate (Japan)--Photographs; Monuments--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs |
Keywords |
Chie no Wa Tohroh; Chionji; Monju Bosatsu |
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); Monju (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture) |
Caption on Slide |
Monument located at the dock on the south shore of Amanohashidate, Japan, which is associated with Chionji and its Monju Bosatsu (the "goddess" of wisdom, education and intelligence). |
Additional Information |
Chie no Wa Tohroh, which is shaped like a ring game, is not really a lantern but more of a monument associated with Chionji and its Monju Bosatsu. Legend says that whoever passes through the monument will be bestowed with wisdom of Monju Bosatsu. Amanohashidate is a pine-covered sand spit whose name means "bridge to heaven." Image was scanned from color slide. Caption is from photographer's notes on slide. |
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 |
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Textual Date |
1947-2004 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6f484tc |
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 |
329393 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6f484tc |