Japanese customs : for 100 days during winter : above

First of two photogrpahs illustrating a Nichiren Buddhist dousing ritual in Japan. Male devotees in loincloths sit in front of large tubs of ice-cold water, while a priest recites a religious text.

Publication date: 1938-01-23

Size: 9 x 8.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Japan

Subject(s):

• Pails--1930-1940
• Men--Clothing & dress--Japan--1930-1940
• Buddhism--Japan--1930-1940
• Rites & ceremonies--Japan--1930-1940
• Clergy--Japan--1930-1940
• Nichiren (Sect)
• Dowsing--Japan--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (January 23, 1938), p. 11

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Pix Publishing, Inc.