| Title |
Gardens, Japanese: Saihoji Temple, Kyoto, Japan [023] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 25, Japan, Gardens, Saihoji Moss, 5 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1974 |
| Subject |
Saihōji (Kyoto, Japan)--Photographs; Gardens, Japanese--Japan--Kyoto--Photographs; Japan; Gardens; Temples |
| Keywords |
Kokedera |
| Spatial Coverage |
Honshū (Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture); Kyoto (Japan) |
| Description |
Photograph of moss garden at Saihoji Temple, Kyoto, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Moss garden, designed 1190-99, Saihoji Temple, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Saiho-ji Temple is located in Kyoto, Japan. The temple area is covered by more than 120 types of moss, resembling a beautiful green carpet - thus its other name, Kokedera Temple, which literally means "Moss Temple." The garden, designated as a special place of scenic beauty, consists of a lower landscape garden surrounding a pond shaped like the Chinese character kokoro (heart), and an upper dry landscape-style rock garden.--Welcome to Kyoto website. Note: According to the Welcome to Kyoto website, Saiho-ji Temple is an ancient temple said to have been established by the monk Gyoki during the Nara Period. In 1339, it was restored and converted into a Zen temple by the monk Muso Soseki. Note: Original caption information: "Saihoji (Moss Garden) Kyoto, Japan, 1st Jap. Dry Garden, des by Fujiwara Morokazu 1190-99" |
| 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/s6dr3bc1 |
| 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 |
331034 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dr3bc1 |
