Chozubachi [004]

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Title Chozubachi [004]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 25, Japan, Ochozobachi, 4
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1959
Subject Katsura Rikyū (Kyoto, Japan)--Photographs; Gardens, Japanese--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Palaces--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Bamboo fences--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Gardens; Water
Keywords Katsura Imperial Villa; Katsura Palace; Katsura Rikyū; Chozubachi; Tsukubai; Sodegaki
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan)
Description Photograph of a water basin, possibly at Katsura Palace, Katsura Imperial Villa (?) Kyoto, Japan
Caption on Slide Water basin, Katsura Palace, Kyoto, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Chōzubachi is a vessel originally designed to keep water for rinsing one's mouth and cleansing one's body before worshiping gods or Buddhas. It subsequently evolved into what is called tsukubai and became a fixture of the Japanese tea ceremony found within the yard surrounding the tea house.--Wikipedia. Note: The Katsura Imperial Villa is located in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. Built in stages by three generations of the Hachijōnomiya family, the grounds include gardens, five tea houses, and the palace. It is one of Japan's most important large-scale cultural treasures.--Wikipedia. Note: Kobori Enshū (1579-1647) was a notable Japanese artist and aristocrat who designed the gardens of the Katsura Imperial Villa.--Wikipedia. Original caption: "Ochozobachi in Katsura Palace Garden, Kyoto, Japan." Note: Similar to image with File Name: sl_philosophyofzen063 and original caption infromation provided as: "Q62 YUGEN. Tiny garden partially hidden by sleeve fence."
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s68k7rz5
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 331128
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68k7rz5
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