| Title |
Gardens, Japanese: Kairakuen Garden, Mito, Japan [002] |
| Photo Number |
Box 25, Japan, Gardens, Kairakuen, 18 |
| Description |
Photograph of ume (plum) tree in bloom, March 1984; Kairakuen, Mito, Japan |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1984 |
| Subject |
Kairakuen (Mito-shi, Japan)--Photographs; Trees--Japan--Mito--Photographs; Prunus--Japan--Mito--Photographs; Flowering plums--Japan--Mito--Photographs; Gardens, Japanese--Japan--Mito--Photographs; Spring--Japan--Mito--Photographs; Japan; Gardens; Flowers; Spring |
| Keywords |
Hanami; Kairaku-en; Kairakuen |
| 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 |
Ibaraki-ken (Japan); Mito-shi (Japan) |
| Caption on Slide |
Ume (plum) tree in bloom, March 1984, Kairakuen, Mito, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Japanese garden Kairakuen is located in Mito, Japan. It is considered one of the three great gardens of Japan. It is known for its ume (plum) trees. Many people come to the park in spring to view the blossoms, particularly during the Ume Festival. The park was constructed by Tokugawa Nariaki in 1842. Unlike Japan's other two great landscape gardens Kenrokuen and Kōrakuen, Kairakuen served not only for the enjoyment of the ruling lord, but was open to the public. Tokugawa Nariaki became daimyo of Mito in 1829 and was an important figure in the nationalist movement in Japan.--Wikipedia. Note: Hanami (flower viewing, 花見) is the Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers. All over Japan, from February to May, people gather to have outdoor parties and enjoy the cherry (sakura) and plum (ume) blossoms.--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided: "Ume (plum) tree in bloom (end of March in 1984), of the 10,000 orig. planted, 2000 remain, Mito, Ibaraki Pref." |
| 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/s68w3w53 |
| 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 |
331066 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68w3w53 |
