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NARA ERA BUDDHIST ART
THE GREAT AGE OF GILT BRONZE
Bronze, Clay, & Dry Lacquer Still Surpass Wood Sculpture

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Wood Core Dry-Lacquer & Painted Four Images of the Four Heavenly Kings 四天王 Wood-core dry lacquer (Mokushin Kanshitsu 木心乾漆) and painted. Heights vary from 125 cm to 139.7 cm. Koufukuji Temple 興福寺, Nara Era

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