Karakuri Ningyo [044]

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Title Karakuri Ningyo [044]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 62, Special Lectures Kara Kuri Ningyo, 34
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1986
Subject Puppet theater--Photographs; Puppeteers--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Photographs; Festivals--Photographs; Legends--Photographs; Robots--Photographs; Puppets--Photographs; Museum exhibits--Photographs; Barbican Art Gallery--Photographs; Barbican Centre for Arts and Conferences--Photographs; Men--Photographs; Performing arts--Photographs; Japan; Art; Automata; Theater; Clothing and dress
Keywords Arts and crafts; Arts & crafts; Karakuri Ningyō; Automaton; Matsuri; Displays; Happi
Spatial Coverage London (England)
Description Photograph of puppeteers wearing happi (short cotton coats), Barbican exhibit, London, England
Caption on Slide Puppeteers wearing happi (short cotton coats), Barbican exhibit, London, England.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: More information (re: happi or short cotton coats worn on festival occasions) can be found in exhibition catalog: Karakuri Ningyo: An Exhibition of Ancient Festival Robots from Japan, organized by the Japan Foundation and Barbican Art Gallery (28 November 1985 to 26 January 1986), page 57. Note: "Karakuri ningyō are mechanized puppets or automata from Japan from the 17th century to 19th century. The word karakuri means "mechanisms" or "trick". In Japanese ningyō is written as two separate characters, meaning person and shape. It may be translated as puppet, but also by doll or effigy...The dolls' gestures provided a form of entertainment."--Wikipedia. Note: See (also) images with File Names: sl_karakuriningyo028 and sl_karakuriningyo035. Note: Original caption information provided for this image as: "Happi Coat worn by puppeteers Shinushi Banter Barbican Mus. Exhibit London England"
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6fr0dj8
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 340376
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fr0dj8
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