Temples: Toji Temple, Kyoto, Japan [043]

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Title Temples: Toji Temple, Kyoto, Japan [043]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 32, Japan, Kyoto, Temples, Toji, 43
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1966
Subject Kyōō Gokokuji (Kyoto, Japan)--Photographs; Zen temples--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Shingon (Sect)--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Statues--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Sculpture--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Zen Buddhism; Statues
Keywords Tō-ji; Tōji; Kyo-o-gokokuji; Kyoogokokuji; Kobo Daishi; Halls
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan)
Description Photograph of sculptures in hall, Toji Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Caption on Slide Sculptures in hall, Toji Temple, Kyoto, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Tō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Shingon sect in Kyoto, Japan. Its name means East Temple, and it once had a partner, Sai-ji (West Temple). It was formally known as Kyoogokokuji Temple. Tō-ji was originally founded in the early Heian period, approximately 796.--Wikipedia. Note: There are several halls at Tō-ji Temple, including the lecture hall (Kodo), the main hall (Kondo) and the founder's hall (Miedo).--Japan Guide website. Note: The lecture hall (Kodo) houses the oldest extant Esoteric Buddhist statues in Japan.--Welcome to Kyoto website. Note: The five-tiered pagoda at Tō-ji Temple is considered to be a national treasure and a symbol of Kyoto. It is the tallest wooden tower in Japan.--Welcome to Kyoto website. Note: Original caption information provided: "Image Hall Toji, T. Kyoto F. 823 by Kobo Daishi Rec. 15th C. Shingon Sect."
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6h13jns
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 337388
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h13jns
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