Gardens, Japanese: Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa, Japan [022]

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Title Gardens, Japanese: Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa, Japan [022]
Photo Number Box 60, Special Lectures Aspects of the Japanese Garden, 35
Description Photograph of Seisonkaku Villa, Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1984
Subject Gardens, Japanese--Japan--Kanazawa--Photographs; Snow--Japan--Kanazawa--Photographs; Winter--Japan--Kanazawa--Photographs; Architecture--Japan--Kanazawa--Photographs; Japan; Gardens; Winter; Weather
Keywords Kenroku-en; Kenrokuen
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 Ishikawa-ken (Japan); Kanazawa-shi (Japan)
Caption on Slide Kenrokuen, Seisonkaku Villa, "Garden of 6 Combinations," begun in 1670, enlarged in 1837, Kanazawa, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Japanese garden Kenrokuen is located in Kanazawa, Japan and is considered one of the three great gardens of Japan. It was constructed and developed from 1620 to 1840. Originally, Kenrokuen garden was the outer garden of Kanazawa Castle. In 1874, the garden was opened to the public--Wikipedia. Note: According to the ancient Chinese book of gardens, there are six different sublime qualities to which a garden can aspire. Grouped in their traditional complementary pairs, they are: spaciousness & seclusion, artifice & antiquity, water-courses & panoramas."Kenroku-en" literally means "garden that combines six characteristics."--Kenrokuen Garden official website. Note: The Seisonkaku Villa was built in the last years of the Edo Period. It is one of the most elegant samurai villas in Japan.--Japan Guide website. Note: Edo period, Japan, 1600-1868.
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s6ft93w4
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 339184
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ft93w4
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