Karakuri Ningyo [036]

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Title Karakuri Ningyo [036]
Photo Number Box 62, Special Lectures Kara Kuri Ningyo, 38
Description Photograph of karakuri ningyo (possibly Ryūjin appearing from vase), possibly part of 1985-6 exhibition at Barbican, London, England
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1986
Subject Festivals--Photographs; Legends--Photographs; Robots--Photographs; Puppet theater--Photographs; Puppets--Photographs; Chariots--Photographs; Museum exhibits--Photographs; Barbican Art Gallery--Photographs; Barbican Centre for Arts and Conferences--Photographs; Performing arts--Photographs; Gods--Art--Photographs; Japan; Art; Automata; Theater; Gods
Keywords Arts and crafts; Arts & crafts; Karakuri Ningyō; Automaton; Matsuri; Displays; Karako; Ryūjin; Ryōjin; Ryūjin-tai
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 London (England)
Caption on Slide Legendary scene
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: More information (re: Ryūjin / Ryūjin-tai chariot) 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), pages 48-51. 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_karakuriningyo015, sl_karakuriningyo029, sl_karakuriningyo032, sl_karakuriningyo033, sl_karakuriningyo036, sl_karakuriningyo037, sl_karakuriningyo040, sl_karakuriningyo041, sl_karakuriningyo042, and sl_karakuriningyo043.
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.
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ARK ark:/87278/s6086p9v
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 340844
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6086p9v
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