Temples: Ryutakuji Temple, Mishima, Japan [003]

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Title Temples: Ryutakuji Temple, Mishima, Japan [003]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 60, Special Lectures Japan Tea Ceremony, 72
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1963
Subject Stele (Archaeology)--Japan--Mishima--Photographs; Monasteries--Japan--Mishima--Photographs; Buddhist temples--Japan--Mishima--Photographs; Rinzai (Sect)--Japan--Mishima--Photographs; Gardens--Japan--Mishima--Photographs; Japan; Temples; Buddhism; Trees; Gates
Keywords Ryūtaku-ji
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Shizuoka-ken (Japan); Mishima-shi (Japan)
Description Photograph of stele, Ryutakuji Temple, Mishima, Japan
Caption on Slide Stele at gate of Ryutakuji (Zen) Temple, Mishima, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Ryūtaku-ji is a Rinzai Buddhist temple located in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, that was founded by Zen master Hakuin Ekaku in 1761. During the mid- twentieth century, Ryutaku-ji was led by a number of influential abbots, who encouraged and supported the study of Zen by Westerners. Most notable among these was Soen Nakagawa Roshi who was highly regarded as a calligrapher and haiku poet, often referred to as the "20th Century Basho."--Wikipedia. Note: Soen Nakagawa Roshi - Also see images with File Names: kenchoji_024, kenchoji_026 and titles: Temples: Engakuji Temple, Kamakura, Japan [012], Temples: Kenchoji Temple, Kamakura, Japan [013].
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6cn7mq0
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 339053
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cn7mq0
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