Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
[Entrance to Nikko Region temple].
Call Number
D North 57/GC131/Box 39/Normal/19th c./Unidentified Artists/Japan, Meiji Period GA 2010.02290
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcx633fd63p
Publisher
n.d. [1860s-1890s].
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1860
Extent
1 item ; print 20.6 x 26.6 cm. sheet 27.8 x 35.5 cm.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Unidentified Artist [photographer]
Medium: Albumen prints
Depiction: Side view of Japanese palace in background at left, trees in background at right, pond with bridge in foreground.
Inscribed in ink, verso: "This wide, beautiful street with a stream of clear // water constantly flowing through its center leads // to the great granite torii through which one enters // the precincts of the temples. On the right within // the enclosure but not visible in the picture, is the // temple, called the hon-gwan-ji and the Sambutsu-do // or Hall of the Three Buddas. // In the enclosure on the left formerly stood // a palace intended for the reception of the heads // of the Tokugawa family during their visit to Nikko. // Recently a summer residence for the ex-empress has // been built. It closely resembles a temple in structure. The lawns about it are beautiful."
Numbered in negative, lower right: "757".
Unsigned.

Discovery Information

Subject
Meiji Period—18601899
Photography—Japan—19th century
Bakumatsu—Meiji period
Landscapes—East Asia
Landscapes—Japan—Nikko Region
Temples—Japan—Nikko Region—In art
Roads—Japan—Nikko Region—In art
Buildings—Japan—Nikko Region—In art

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e1b19810-c219-45ee-bd58-c6d73122aee4/manifest