| Title |
Bonkei [002] |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Bonkei, 2 |
| Description |
Photo shows a bonkei (miniature landscape in a tray) at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1966 |
| Subject |
Bonkei--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Bonkei |
| 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 |
Tokyo (Japan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Bonkei Yasakuni S. Tokyo |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. "Bonkei (盆景) is Japanese for 'tray landscape'. A bonkei is a three-dimensional depiction of a landscape in miniature, portrayed using mainly dry materials like rock, papier-mâché or cement mixtures, and sand in a shallow tray. ... The goal of the form is to provide an aesthetically pleasing miniature landscape for display and contemplation."--Wikipedia. "Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社 or 靖國神社, Yasukuni Jinja?) is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan."--Wikipedia |
| 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 |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6p27f1w |
| 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 |
331272 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p27f1w |
