Arima, Japan [001]

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Title Arima, Japan [001]
Photo Number Box 23, Arima, 1
Description Photograph of brush maker's shop, Arima, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1990
Subject Stores, Retail--Japan--Photographs; Artists' brushes--Japan--Photographs; Artisans--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Artisans; Art
Keywords Arima Onsen; Shops; Haibukiya Nishida; Brush makers; Arts and crafts; Arts & crafts
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 Honshū (Japan); Hyōgo-ken (Japan); Kita-ku (Kōbe-shi, Japan)
Caption on Slide Brushmaker's shop, Arima, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Image flipped/reversed. Note: Arima Onsen is a famous hot spring town within the city limits of Kobe, located in Kita-ku, one of nine wards of Kobe City, but on the opposite side of Mount Rokko from the city. Arima Onsen is considered one of Japan's oldest hot spring resorts.--Japan Guide website. Note: Arima doll brushes are a local folk product that were first made when Emperor Kotoku stayed at Arima and was blessed with a child. When the brush is upright, a miniature doll appears out of the top but when the brush is laid down, the doll is hidden.--Hyogo Tourism Guide website. Note: Additional information can be found at JCRAFTS.com: http://www.jcrafts.com/eg/shop/special.asp?id=arima_nf
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 1947-2004
ARK ark:/87278/s6pk0xxv
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 330374
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pk0xxv
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