| Title |
Shinto: Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo, Japan [002] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 60, Special Lectures Aspects of the Japanese Garden, 82 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1961 |
| Subject |
Izumo Taisha (Izumo-shi, Japan)--Photographs; Shinto shrines--Japan--Izumo--Photographs; Shinto Customs and practices--Japan--Izumo--Photographs; Gohei (Shinto liturgical object)--Japan--Izumo--Photographs; Rope--Japan--Izumo--Photographs; Japan; Shinto; Rope |
| Keywords |
Izumo-taisha; Izumo Ōyashiro; Shimenawa |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Shimane-ken (Japan); Izumo-shi (Japan) |
| Description |
Photograph of straw rope (shimenawa) and white papers (gohei), Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Straw rope (shimenawa) and white papers (gohei), Izumo Taisha, Izumo, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Izumo-taisha (Izumo Grand Shrine, also Izumo Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi (Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto), famous as the Shinto deity of marriage.--Wikipedia. Note: Shimenawa (literally "enclosing rope") are lengths of braided rice straw rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion. They can vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with shide. A space bound by shimenawa often indicates a sacred or pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine. Shimenawa are believed to act as a ward against evil spirits.--Wikipedia. Note: Gohei, in the Shintō religion of Japan, is a kind of paper or cloth offering made to a god.--Encyclopædia Britannica. Note: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Shimenawa-straw rope Izumo Taisha shrine, Gohei white papters rep. of clothing to the shrine." |
| 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/s68g93h6 |
| 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 |
338752 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68g93h6 |
