Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
[Ni-o-mon, or Gate of the Two Kings].
Call Number
D North 57/GC131/Box 39/Normal/19th c./Unidentified Artists/Japan, Meiji Period GA 2010.02291
Identifier
ark:/88435/dch415pq16w
Publisher
n.d. [1860s-1890s].
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1860
Extent
1 item ; print 21.5 x 27.2 cm. sheet 27.8 x 35.4 cm.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Unidentified Artist [photographer]
Medium: Albumen prints
Depiction: Close-up view of three small buildings in forest.
Inscribed in ink, verso: "On the left of this Ni-o-mon or Gate of the Two Kings // stands a gigantic tree of the species called Ko-ya-omaki // (Sciadopitys verticillata) surrounded by a stone railing. // Some say that this is the identical tree which Iyeyasu // was in the habit of carrying about with him in // his palanquin, when it was small enough to be // planted in a flower-pot. Another account is // that it was brought from Ko-ya-san in Ki-shin // by Kobo Dai-shi early in the 9th cent. Close to this // tree is a sumptuous stable for a sacred white // horse or pony, kept for the use of the god, hence // the name Jimme. Immediatedly under the // roof are some cleverly executed monkeys, reverolly // represented as closing their ears and mouths and // shading their eyes with their hands. They are // called San gokn no saru, The Monkeys of the // Three Countries, i.e. India, China, and Japan. // They are punningly called kika-saru iwa-saru, // & mi-saru (not hearing, not spe
Numbered in negative, lower right: "762".
Unsigned.

Discovery Information

Subject
Meiji Period—18601899
Photography—Japan—19th century
Bakumatsu—Meiji period
Landscapes—East Asia
Landscapes—Japan—Nikko Region
Stables—Japan—Nikko Region—In art
Trees—Japan—Nikko Region—In art
Gates—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/f583cdaa-1ce2-46a6-8251-3a42e80e4453/manifest