Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan [089] Building Interiors (001)

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Title Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan [089] Building Interiors (001)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 39, Japan Tokyo Imperial Palace, 140
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1949
Subject Japan--History--Allied occupation,--1945-1952--Photographs; Kōkyo (Tokyo, Japan)--Photographs; Kagura--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Pavilions--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Performing arts--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Dance--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Parks--Japan--Tokyo--Photographs; Japan; Arts; Theater
Keywords Imperial Residence; Interiors
Spatial Coverage Honshū (Japan); Kantō Region (Japan); Chiyoda-ku (Tokyo, Japan); Tokyo (Japan)
Description Photograph taken during Lennox Tierney's service with the Allied occupation of Japan, 1949-1952; shows interior of a pavilion, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan
Caption on Slide Kagura dance pavilion, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Lennox Tierney served as Commissioner of Art and Monuments during the Allied occupation of Japan (1945-1952). Note: "Tokyo Imperial Palace is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda area of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the main palace, the private residences of the imperial family, an archive, museum and administrative offices. It is built on the site of the old Edo castle."--Wikipedia. Note: "Kagura...is a specific type of Shinto theatrical dance."--Wikipedia.
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/s6q536pb
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 340970
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6q536pb
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