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Page 217
... period and thereafter , notably during Middle and Late Jōmon times , numerous clay figurines were made : human figures , some grotesque , some with exaggerated female characteristics ; animal figures ; and grotesque anthropomorphic ...
... period and thereafter , notably during Middle and Late Jōmon times , numerous clay figurines were made : human figures , some grotesque , some with exaggerated female characteristics ; animal figures ; and grotesque anthropomorphic ...
Page 223
... period building was completed in 752 ; the present hall is an 18th - century reconstruction . Orion Press - SCALA Intro- duction of esoteric Buddhism Repre- sentation of the Shingon. Late Nara period and added realistic expression to the ...
... period building was completed in 752 ; the present hall is an 18th - century reconstruction . Orion Press - SCALA Intro- duction of esoteric Buddhism Repre- sentation of the Shingon. Late Nara period and added realistic expression to the ...
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... period , but it was only after the end of the Heian period , when the warrior class began to seize administrative power , that these objects became fine works of decorative art . Many excellent examples of armour and swords survive from ...
... period , but it was only after the end of the Heian period , when the warrior class began to seize administrative power , that these objects became fine works of decorative art . Many excellent examples of armour and swords survive from ...
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