Japan 1965 Reel 29 of 40
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:48
| Film ID | F16-0280 |
| Film Description | Reel 29 of 40 Unedited travelogue Kyoto Toba Pearl Islan Kamakura Enoshima Hachiman Shrine Nikko ShotlistReel 29 of 40Unedited travelogue Kyoto Toba Pearl Islan Kamakura Enoshima Hachiman Shrine Nikko Cat. Reel 280 1965: Reel 29: Japan. May 20-26. Kyoto, Toba. Pearl Island. Kamakura. Enoshima. Hachiman Shrine. Nikko. Pearl nuclei at insertion stand: note mantle (cu). Expanding wedge to open oyster (cu). Clamped oysters in water prior to insertion of nuclei. Cleaning, cutting mantle strips for insertion along with nuclei: hand tools(cu). Inserting nuclei in oyster (cu). Oyster with two pearls. Opening oyster with knife, removing pearls (cu). Hand sorting cultivated pearls: colors vary (cu). Showcase display of pearl color variation. Power lathe for drilling string hole in pearls. Selecting pearls for necklaces by hand, (cu). Necklace (cu) : pearls classified as pink (5%,), silver(20%) , blue (25%), gold (50%). Boat for AMA divers: cabin, stove pipe. Boat house. Tub. Diver. Exhibition pearl diving. Curving pattern on mirror to be lacquered: hand tool (cu). Lacquer mirror. Trained "fortune telling" bird retrieves written fortune from miniature shrine (cu). Hachiman (God of War) Shrine: Front exterior, Purification rope around tree. Wooden guardian demon: several views. Carved wood: 3 examples inside building. Portable shrine: over 400 years old. Screen picture: a man. Complicated wood carving. Priest's shoes at shrine entrance (cu). Shrine building: note graceful curves. R.C.A. Victor dog statuette. Massive metal Buddha (at Kamakura) (*see K's notes). Buddha statue: details: folded hands, welded joints, face, etc. (some 100 mm). Foundation stone of building in original position. Metal lantern: panel details. Incense burning pan. Bronze lotus. Hase Kannon Temple: interior (very underexposed). Buddha statue: folded hands, gilded face. Balen plates of "little piked whale." Trained porpoises. Treasure house (at Nippo): door, brass railing, brass sidewall. Sidewall of treasure house: characteristic brass plate construction. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Kyoto, Toba, Pearl Island, Kamakura, Enoshima, Hachiman Shrine, Nikkō, Pearl farming |
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