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... carved out at Lung- men between 672 and 675. The central figure , cut almost in the round , is the cosmic Buddha Vairocana ( one of the Five Celestial Buddhas ) , whose worship had recently been introduced with the doctrines of the ...
... carved out at Lung- men between 672 and 675. The central figure , cut almost in the round , is the cosmic Buddha Vairocana ( one of the Five Celestial Buddhas ) , whose worship had recently been introduced with the doctrines of the ...
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... carved lacquer first developed in the Yüan dynasty continued through the Ming and Ch'ing and was made in many different facto- ries . It reached a high level in carved red lacquer ( t'i- hung ) dishes , trays , covered boxes , and cups ...
... carved lacquer first developed in the Yüan dynasty continued through the Ming and Ch'ing and was made in many different facto- ries . It reached a high level in carved red lacquer ( t'i- hung ) dishes , trays , covered boxes , and cups ...
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... carved by the sculptor Jōchō is seated on a lotus pedestal . The dais is bordered by black - lacquered pillars decorated with mother - of - pearl inlay . From the ceiling overhead hangs a lacquered canopy openworked in a hōsōge flower ...
... carved by the sculptor Jōchō is seated on a lotus pedestal . The dais is bordered by black - lacquered pillars decorated with mother - of - pearl inlay . From the ceiling overhead hangs a lacquered canopy openworked in a hōsōge flower ...
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