| Title |
Temples: Kenchoji Temple, Kamakura, Japan [016] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 30, Japan, Kamakura, Kenchoji, etc., 29 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1961 |
| Subject |
Kenchōji (Kamakura-shi, Japan)--Photographs; Zen temples--Japan--Kamakura--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Kamakura--Photographs; Buddhist altars--Japan--Kamakura--Photographs; Statues--Japan--Kamakura--Photographs; Sculpture--Japan--Kamakura--Photographs; Hōjō, Tokiyori, 1227-1263--Photographs; Japan; Zen Buddhism; Statues |
| Keywords |
Kenchō-ji; Kōfukuzan Kenchō Kōkoku Zenji |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Kanagawa-ken (Japan); Kamakura-shi (Japan) |
| Description |
Photograph of wooden sculpture inside temple, Kenchoji Temple, Kamakura, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Wooden sculpture inside temple, Kenchoji Temple, Kamakura, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Kenchoji Temple is one of the most important Zen Buddhist temple complexes in Japan and is ranked first among Kamakura's five great Zen temples. It is the oldest Zen temple in Kamakura. Kenchoji consists of a large number of temple buildings and subtemples.--Japan Guide website. Note: Kenchoji Temple was founded in 1253. Kamakura Regent Hojo Tokiyori was the temple's main patron during its early years.--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided for this image: "Kenchoji ? Kamakura, Japan." Note: Appears to be the same as image with file name: kenchoji_028 and original caption information provided as: "Kenchoji Monast. (Zen) Kamakura, Japan wood sculpt." Note: Images with file names: kenchoji_028, kenchoji_029, kenchoji_030 and kenchoji_031 all appear to be same location. |
| 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/s6qj8100 |
| 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 |
338168 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qj8100 |
