| Title |
Japanese Architecture: Tokonoma (Alcove) [005] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 23, Abstract, 2 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 |
| Subject |
Architecture, Japanese--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Hotels--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Tokonoma (Architecture)--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Interior decoration--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Scrolls (Decorative arts)--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Flower arrangement, Japanese--Japan--Amanohashidate--Photographs; Japan; Architecture; Travel |
| Keywords |
Monjusoh; Monjuso; Inns; Interiors; Tokonoma; Alcoves; Kakejiku |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ama no Hashidate (Japan); Miyazu-shi (Japan) Monju (Miyazu-shi, Japan); Kyoto (Japan : Prefecture) |
| Description |
Photo of a tokonoma (alcove) with a flower arrangement and painted hanging scroll in the Monjuso Inn, in the village of Monju at the south end of Amanohashidate, Japan |
| Caption on Slide |
Tokonoma painting in the Monjuso Inn, Amanohashidate, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Tokonoma, also known simply as toko, is a built-in recessed area located in the reception room of traditional Japanese interior design. They are usually decorated with scrolls (pictorial or calligraphic), bonsai, or decorative figures. Toko means floor or bed, ma means room or space. Note: Appears to be similar to image with File Name: Amanohashidate Monjusoh Inn_001. |
| 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/s64m9m8d |
| 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 |
329403 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64m9m8d |
