| Title |
Amanohashidate, Japan [20] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 23, Amanohashidate, 24 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 |
| Subject |
Buddhist temples--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Fortune-telling--Japan--Photographs; Lanterns--Japan--Photographs |
| Keywords |
Chionji; Monjusoh; Monjuso; Omikuji |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ama no Hashidate (Japan); Miyazu-shi (Japan) Monju (Miyazu-shi, Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture) |
| Description |
Photo shows a door at the Chionji Zen Buddhist temple covered with omikuji papers |
| Caption on Slide |
Temple [Chionji] near Monjusoh Inn of Amanohashidate, Japan, showing fortunes tied to grill. Lanterns contain words like "donations" and "Chie no Wa Monju". |
| Additional Information |
Omikuji is a strip of fortune issued by a Japanese shrine or temple for a minimal donation, after a numbered or marked lot is pulled out of a box. Omikuji of "less than excellent": sign may be left tied for a better luck, or it may be left on purpose for successful marriage proposal. Image was scanned from color slide. Caption is from photographer's notes on slide. |
| 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/s6hx1vc4 |
| 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 |
329400 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hx1vc4 |
