Temples: Koryuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan [025]

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Title Temples: Koryuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan [025]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 32, Japan, Kyoto, Temples, Koriuji, 22
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1966
Subject Kōryūji (Kyoto, Japan)--Photographs; Temples--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Shingon (Sect)--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Statues--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Sculpture--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Buddhism; Statues
Keywords Uzumasa-dera; Uzumasadera; Halls
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan)
Description Photograph (close-up) of sculpture, Koryuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Caption on Slide Sculpture, Koryuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Kōryūji Temple (also known as Uzumasadera) was built in 603 in order to store a statue of the Buddha received from Korea. It is the oldest temple in Kyoto.--Welcome to Kyoto website. Note: Fires have destroyed the entire temple complex several times, but it was rebuilt each time.--Wikipedia. Note: The wooden sculpture of the Bodhisattva Maitreya called "Miroku Bosatsu," has been designated as a national treasure and is displayed at Kōryūji Temple.--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided: "Koriuji Kyoto Japan."
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6nc6hvw
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 337650
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nc6hvw
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