Hakone, Japan - Fuji Five Lakes [017]

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Title Hakone, Japan - Fuji Five Lakes [017]
Photo Number Box 28, Japan, Hakone, International Village, 54
Description Photograph (close-up) of a sculpture of Jizo Bodhisattva by Kobo Daishi 774-835, Hakone, Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1982
Subject Statues--Japan--Photographs; Outdoor sculpture--Japan--Photographs; Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist deity)--Art--Photographs; Kūkai, 774-835--Photographs; Japan; Statues
Keywords Ashinoyu; Hakone; Fujigoko; Jizō
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 Japan
Caption on Slide Detail of sculpture in rock (Jizo, guardian of children), said to be by Kobo Daishi (774-835), exponent of Shingon doctrines of Buddhism, Hakone Mountains, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Note: Hakone is a town in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. Most of the town is within the borders of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, centered around Lake Ashi, less than 100 kilometers from Tokyo.--Japan Guide website. Note: Jizō is one of the most loved Japanese divinities. His statues are a common sight, especially by roadsides and in graveyards. He is the protector of women, children, and travelers.--Wikipedia. Note: From original caption: "Near Hatsuhana waterfall." Note: Appears to be the same location as images with file names: hakone_009, hakone_010, hakone_011, hakone_intl_051, hakone_intl_052, and hakone_intl_053.
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/s66w9t0p
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 331469
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66w9t0p
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