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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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Amida Nyorai, Wood-Core Dry Lacquer & Gold Foil
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Amida Buddha 阿弥陀, H = 89.1 cm
Central deity of the Amida Triad 阿弥陀三尊
Wood-core dry lacquer (Mokushin Kanshitsu 木心乾漆)
and gold foil using shippaku 漆箔 technique.
Konbu-in Temple 興福院, Nara Era
Photo: Ogawa Kōzō
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