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ID: 700000124 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000124 | Record Type: Built Work |
Images: 1 | |
Himeji Castle (castle (fortification); unknown Japanese ; constructed 1601-1614 ; Himeji (Hyōgo, Nihon, Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarc...;) | |
Note: Moated castle with flared hipped roofs. Structure dates primarily from the 17th century. From Fletcher: In addition to the usual compounds, turrets (yagura), turret-gates (yagura-mon) and earthen walls were constructed within the castle complex. However, the donjon was higher than usual; it had six storeys with a series of pent roofs, undulating gables and decorative dormers. Three small donjons (ko-tenshu) are connected by corridors linking the turrets. For defense purposes, gates were complicated by maze-like spaces to confuse the enemy. | |
Titles: |
Himeji Castle (preferred,C,U,English,U,U) |
Shirasagi Castle (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
Egret Castle (C,U,undetermined,U,U) |
姫路城 (C,U,Japanese,U,U) |
Catalog Level: item |
castle (fortification) [300006891] (preferred) |
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, fortifications (built environment)) |
architecture (preferred) |
Asian art |
Creation Date: constructed 1601-1614 |
unknown Japanese [preferred,VP] |
architect unknown Japanese (Japanese cultural designation) [500125252] |
Locations: |
Current: Himeji-shi [7004486] Hyogo Prefecture (prefecture), Japan (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic) |
Display Materials: stone load-bearing walls with tile roofs |
stone (worked rock) [300011176] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>) |
tile (material) [300010676] | |
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>) |
bearing walls [300002557] | |
.......(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, enclosing structural elements, <walls and wall components>, walls, <walls by function>) |
Dimensions: 5 stories; height: 46.4 m (152 feet) |
Medieval Japanese (preferred) |
architecture (preferred,isness) |
dwelling [300005425] | |
.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, residential structures) (AAT) |
fortifying [300254182] | |
.....(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <protective processes and techniques>) (AAT) |
Provenance: Role: owner Owner/Agent: Akamatsu Sadanori Date: from 1346 Earliest: 1346 Latest: 1400 Role: owner Owner/Agent: Hideyoshi Date: after 1577 Earliest: 1577 Latest: 1601 Role: owner Owner/Agent: Ikeda Terumasa Date: 1601-1613 Earliest: 1601 Latest: 1613 Role: owner Owner/Agent: Ministry of Culture (Japan) Date: since 1931 Earliest: 1931 Latest: 9999 Legal Status: national treasure |
List/Hierarchical Position: |
..... Built Works |
.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works |
Sources and Contributors: | |
Himeji Castle | ........ [VP] |
........ Fletcher, History of Architecture (1996) | |
Shirasagi Castle | ........ [VP] |
........ CDWA online (1995-) accessed 23 November 2010 | |
........ Stanley-Baker, Japanese Art (1995) | |
Egret Castle | ........ [VP] |
........ Stanley-Baker, Japanese Art (1995) | |
姫路城 | ........ [VP] |
........ Himeji Castle online (2000-) | |
Subject: ....... [VP] |
Note: | |
English | ..... [VP] |
..... Fletcher, History of Architecture (1987) 744 | |
..... Stanley-Baker, Japanese Art (1995) 142 | |
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