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

Work Types:

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))

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Asian art

Creation Date: constructed 1601-1614

Creator Display:

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)

Cultures:

Medieval Japanese (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	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, 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