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... known as Naizen ) and characterized by precise detail ; and a pair of screens of Riverside Amusement Resort at Shijō , from the mid - 17th century , which vividly portray the merriment of citizens . Christian missionaries from Europe ...
... known as Naizen ) and characterized by precise detail ; and a pair of screens of Riverside Amusement Resort at Shijō , from the mid - 17th century , which vividly portray the merriment of citizens . Christian missionaries from Europe ...
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... known examples of metalwork of this period are religious in character , but the texts speak of secular works , particularly vessels for the tables of the sumptuously furnished Great Palace . All this secular work must have been ...
... known examples of metalwork of this period are religious in character , but the texts speak of secular works , particularly vessels for the tables of the sumptuously furnished Great Palace . All this secular work must have been ...
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... known as the shroud of St. Germain , with four great eagles , 10th century . In the church of Saint - Eusèbe , Auxerre , France . Size of fragment 17.0 X 11.5 m . Lauros - Giraudon evidence that their manufacture continued until the ...
... known as the shroud of St. Germain , with four great eagles , 10th century . In the church of Saint - Eusèbe , Auxerre , France . Size of fragment 17.0 X 11.5 m . Lauros - Giraudon evidence that their manufacture continued until the ...
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