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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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11-Headed Kannon, Wood-Core Dry Lacquer & Gold Foil
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Jyū-ichimen Kannon (11-Headed) 十一面観音, H = 172.7 cm
Wood-core dry lacquer (Mokushin Kanshitsu 木心乾漆)
and gold foil using shippaku 漆箔 technique.
Kannon-ji Temple 観音寺, Nara Era
Photo: Ogawa Kōzō
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