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Title: | Japan - Lumbering Etchu [Title from recto of mount.] Alternate Title: Large openwork baskets filled with stones on a riverbank with squared lumber in the foreground |
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Item Identifier: | 17481 (original library accession) | |
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Work Type: | photographs | |
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Creator: | Jack, John George (1861-1949), United States, Canada, photographer | |
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Date: | 1905 | |
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Dimensions: | 13 x 18 cm. | |
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Topics: | stones; rivers; baskets; basketwork; lumber | |
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Nationality/Culture: | Japanese | |
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Materials/Techniques: | gelatin silver process on paper | |
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Note: | Series: Eastern Asian Historical Photograph Collections General: Japan - Lumbering. Etchu The same. Protectors for banks made of bamboo filled with stones. Photo gift of J.G. Jack, Jan., 1935. [Information from label on verso of photo mount.] Historical: The large cylindrial baskets in this photograph are called "jakago" and were used to reinforce riverbanks during flooding. / / Source: Kurobe, Toyama, Japan, city web site, "The Kurobe River and Pure Water." |
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Location: | Kurobe River, Toyama, Japan Toyama ken, Japan |
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Copyright: | Copyright © 2003, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Arnold Arboretum Archives; all rights reserved. | |
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Related Information: | Photographs of John George Jack, 1905 | |
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Use Restrictions: | Arnold Arboretum/Horticulture Library (Jamaica Plain):Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library Archives. Contact repository for permissions and fees. | |
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Repository: | Arnold Arboretum/Horticulture Library (Jamaica Plain) AAE-00222 |
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