Japanese Architecture: Tokonoma (Alcove) [005]

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Title Japanese Architecture: Tokonoma (Alcove) [005]
Photo Number Box 23, Abstract, 2
Description Photo of a tokonoma (alcove) with a flower arrangement and painted hanging scroll in the Monjuso Inn, in the village of Monju at the south end of Amanohashidate, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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 Architecture, Japanese--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Hotels--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Tokonoma (Architecture)--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Interior decoration--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Scrolls (Decorative arts)--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Flower arrangement, Japanese--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Japan; Architecture; Travel
Keywords Monjusoh; Monjuso; Inns; Interiors; Tokonoma; Alcoves; Kakejiku
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 Ama no Hashidate (Japan); Miyazu-shi (Japan) Monju (Miyazu-shi, Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture)
Caption on Slide Tokonoma painting in the Monjuso Inn, Amanohashidate, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Tokonoma, also known simply as toko, is a built-in recessed area located in the reception room of traditional Japanese interior design. They are usually decorated with scrolls (pictorial or calligraphic), bonsai, or decorative figures. Toko means floor or bed, ma means room or space. Note: Appears to be similar to image with File Name: Amanohashidate Monjusoh Inn_001.
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/s64m9m8d
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 329403
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64m9m8d
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