
East Asia Postcard Collection
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Caption
The Five Story Tower at Horyu-Ji Temple in Nara: National Treasure – Horyu-Ji temple was established by Shotoku-Taishi (Prince Shotoku). The importance of this temple is to store not only the excellent historical articles of Asuka era. But other materials telling the history later. It is really one of the greatest storage of the treasures of art of the eras. The five storty tower is one of the treasures and the 18 ft. sq. and 105 ft. high tower is magnificent and [illegible] enough to make people feel it being immortal.
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was produced and distributed by Ohtsuji Shoten Company Limited in Japan.
Condition
Used
Postmark Date
1966-06-19
Sender
Walter Wilhuis [Japan]
Recipient
Mother Aimee Rossi [San Diego, California]
Excerpt from Message
Japan 6/19/66 Was this morning at Sophia University Church of St. Ignatious. Old fashioned Latin [illegible] Japanese sermon. Respectfully Walter Wilhuis
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English, Japanese
Location
Asia–Japan–Nara Prefecture–Ikoma
Publisher
Ohtsuji Shoten Company Limited
Date Issued
1908-
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
East Asian Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Collection Number
Japan-64
Date Digitized
2014-04-04
Image Format
Image/JPEG
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
P:\Archives\SDCW Postcard Collection\Asia\Japan-64A.jpg
Image File Size
180 KB
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
Nara-ken (Japan), Hōryūji (Ikaruga-chō, Nara-ken, Japan), Buddhist temples