| Title |
Geishas: Japan [003] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 58, Special Lectures, Geisha and Related Customs, 86 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1952 |
| Subject |
Women--Japan--Photographs; Young women--Japan--Photographs; Geishas--Japan--Photographs; Entertainers--Japan--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Japan--Photographs; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Photographs; Manners and customs--Japan--Photographs; Red-light districts--Japan--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Photographs; Musical instruments--Japan--Photographs; Flower arrangement, Japanese--Japan--Photographs; Painting, Japanese--Japan--Photographs; Matting--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Geishas; Clothing and dress; Mats |
| Keywords |
Make-up; Tatami mats; Tokonoma; Alcoves; People |
| Spatial Coverage |
Japan |
| Description |
Photo of a Geisha (possibly named "Kimoko San"?) seated in a Geisha house (possibly located in Tokyo or Kyoto?), Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Geisha, 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: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Kimiko San Mingyo-cha Geisha Tokyo, Japan." Note: Appears to be similar to images with File Names: geisha_related_002 (with original caption information indicating Kyoto as location) and kyoto_geisha_018 (with original caption information indicating Tokyo as location). |
| 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. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6tf0f4m |
| 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 |
338353 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tf0f4m |
