Ise Grand Shrine, Ise, Japan [029]

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Title Ise Grand Shrine, Ise, Japan [029]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 30, Japan, Ise Geku (outdoor shrines), 15
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1973
Subject Ise Daijingū--Japan--Ise--Photographs; Shinto shrines--Japan--Ise--Photographs; Roofing--Japan--Ise--Photographs; Architecture--Japan--Ise--Photographs; Japan; Shinto; Shrines
Keywords Naikū; Kotai Jingū; Kotaijingu; Gekū; Toyouke Daijingu
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Mie-ken (Japan); Ise-shi (Japan); Uji-tachi (Japan)
Description Photograph (detail) of shrine building, Ise Grand Shrine, Ise, Japan
Caption on Slide Detail of shrine building, roof made of hinoki bark, katsuogi (logs) and chigi (forked ornamentation), rebuilt every 20 years, most recently in 1973, Ise Grand Shrine, Ise, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Ise Grand Shrine (Ise Jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ise in Mie prefecture, Japan. Ise Jingū is in fact a shrine complex composed of a large number of Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines: Naikū and Gekū. The Inner Shrine, Naikū (officially known as "Kotai Jingū"), is located in the town of Uji-tachi, south of central Ise City. The Outer Shrine, Gekū (officially known as "Toyouke Daijingu"), is located about six kilometers from Naikū. There are an additional 123 Shinto shrines in Ise City and the surrounding areas, 91 of them are connected to Naikū and 32 to Gekū.--Wikipedia. Note: Shrine rebuilt most recently in 1993; next scheduled for 2013. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Detail of Shrine Bldg. Hinoki bark roof Chigi Katsuogi Grand Shrine Ise, Japan. Rebuilt every 20 yrs latest was in 1973."
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6bp0jvb
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 332629
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bp0jvb
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