| Title |
Temples: Engakuji Temple, Kamakura, Japan [003] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 30, Japan, Kamakura, Kenchoji, etc., 7 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1961 |
| Subject |
Shariden (Engakuji, Kamakura-shi, Japan); Engakuji (Kamakura-shi, Japan)--Photographs; Zen temples--Japan--Kamakura--Photographs; Stone lanterns--Japan--Kamakura--Photographs; Architecture--Japan--History--Kamakura-Momoyama periods, 1185-1600--Photographs; Hōjō, Tokimune, 1251-1284--Photographs; Japan; Zen Buddhism; Trees |
| Keywords |
Enkakuji; Engaku-ji; Zuirokuzan Engaku Kōshō Zenji |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Kanagawa-ken (Japan); Kamakura-shi (Japan) |
| Description |
Photograph of Shariden (relic hall), Engakuji Temple, Kamakura, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Shariden (relic hall), Engakuji Temple, Kamakura, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Engaku-ji Temple is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked second among Kamakura's five great Zen temples. It was founded by the ruling regent Hojo Tokimune in the year 1282.--Japan Guide website. Note: The Shariden (relic hall) is part of the temple complex and houses what is claimed to be a tooth of the Buddha. The hall has been designated as a national treasure.--Japan Guide website. Note: Original caption information provided for this image: "Kenchoji Mon. ? Kamakura, Japan." |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| 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. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6fb5kpw |
| 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 |
338116 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fb5kpw |
