Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
[Torii at tomb of Iyeyasu].
Call Number
D North 57/GC131/Box 39/Normal/19th c./Unidentified Artists/Japan, Meiji Period GA 2010.02295
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcpn89dm202
Publisher
n.d. [1860s-1890s].
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1860
Extent
1 item ; print 19.7 x 26.2 cm. sheet 28.1 x 35.6 cm.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Unidentified Artist [photographer]
Medium: Albumen prints, Hand coloring
Depiction: Landscape with view through torii, elevated buildings in background.
Inscribed in ink, verso: 'In the center of the second court stands // this fine bronze torii -- bird's rest -- with the // Toku-gawa crest in gold on the tops of the // pillars, and on the tri-beams. A flight of // steps gives access into another court, along // the front of which runs a stone balustrade. // Just inside are two stone lions in the act // of leaping down, presented by Iye-mitsu. // On the right stands a bell-tower of beautiful // workmanship & decoration, a bronze candela- // brum presented by the King of Loochoo and // a bell given by the King of Korea, called the // Moth-eaten bell, because of a hole just under // the ring by which it is suspended. The in- // scription is composed by a Korean Minister // of State, and bears a date corresponding to // A.D. 1643. On the left stands a bronze // lantern from Corea, a candelabrum from // Holland, and a drum tower no unworthy // companion of the bell tower opposite.'
Unsigned.

Discovery Information

Subject
Meiji Period—18601899
Photography—Japan—19th century
Bakumatsu—Meiji period
Landscapes—Japan—Nikko Region
Tombs—Japan—Nikko Region—In art
Torii—Japan—Nikko Region—In art
Landscapes—East Asia

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/c9f652a9-a4f3-4728-b0b0-c88d7e8143d1/manifest