| Title |
Geishas: Kyoto, Japan [025] Miyako Odori (002) |
| Photo Number |
Box 31, Japan, Kyoto, Geisha, 27 |
| Description |
Photo showing musicians, Geisha or Maiko (apprentice Geisha) dancers performing Miyako odori dance (Dance of the Capital), Kyoto, Japan |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972 |
| Subject |
Women--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Young women--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Geishas--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Entertainers--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Dancers--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Musicians--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Musical instruments--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Drum--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Manners and customs--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Red-light districts--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Geishas; Clothing and dress |
| Keywords |
People; Maiko; Hanamachi; Drums; Dances |
| 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); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Miyako odori, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "Geisha...are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses and whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music, dance and games."--Wikipedia. Note: "Miyako Odori, literally "Dances of the Old Capital" (sometimes instead referred to as "Cherry Blossom Dances"), staged by the geisha of Gion Kōbu...dates to 1872."--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Miyako odori, Kyoto Pontocho Geishas Kyoto, Japan." |
| 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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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64x5r3d |
| 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 |
334612 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64x5r3d |
