| Title |
Japanese Arts and Crafts: Bonseki (Sand painting) [03] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 26, Japan, Bonseki (Sand Paintings), 3 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1950 |
| Subject |
Sandpaintings--Japan--Photographs; Bonkei--Photographs; Japan; Bonkei; Sand; Painting; Men; Artisans |
| Keywords |
Honshu; Kyoto; Yoshida; Arts and crafts; Sand painting; Mt. Fuji; Lacquered trays; Tierney |
| Spatial Coverage |
Japan; Honshū (Japan); Kyoto (Kyoto Prefecture) |
| Description |
Photo of a partially visible unidentified man creating a Japanese bonseki (sand painting) or bonkei (tray landscape) of Mt. Fuji with the ocean in the foreground, on Teapot Lane in Kyoto, Japan in 1950 |
| Caption on Slide |
Prof. Yoshida making a sand painting Teapot Lane Kyoto, japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Bonseki is a style of Japanese sand painting practiced by Buddhist artists began in the 15th century. Bonseki are created by sprinkling colored sand and pebbles onto the surfaces of black lacquered trays. "Bonkei (盆景, Japanese for "tray landscape") is a three-dimensional depiction of a landscape in miniature, portrayed using mainly dry materials like rock, papier-mâché or cement mixtures, and sand in a shallow tray. Although bonkei materials are usually dry, flowing water and seasides are often depicted, with varying colors of gravel or sand making up the land and the water elements. A bonkei may also contain miniature figures of people, animals, buildings, bridges, and other common outdoor items. The goal of the form is to provide an aesthetically pleasing miniature landscape for display and contemplation. The landscape is depicted in full three dimensions, and contained in a wide, low-sided tray."--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/s66d692d |
| 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 |
332932 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66d692d |
