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Vessel
from Miyanomae, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, Middle Joman Period, 2500-1500 BCE, earthenware, 2’ x 1’ 1 ¼” |
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Dotaku Bell
from Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, late Yayoi period, 100-300, bronze, 1’ 5” high |
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Haniwa Figure
(cylindrical), warrior figure, from Gumma Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period, fifth to mid-sixth century, low-fired clay, 4’ 1 ¼” high |
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Ise Shrine Main Hall
Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period, rebuilt in 1993 |
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Horyuji kondo (Golden Hall)
Nara, Japan, Nara period, ca. 680 |
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Tomb of Emperor Nintoku
Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, Kofun period, late fourth to early fifth century |
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| Shaka triad, by Tori Busshi, Horyuji kondo, Nara, Japan, Asuka period, 623, bronze, 5’ 9 ½” |
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Amida triad
wall painting, from Horyuji kondo, Nara, Japan, Nara period, ca. 710, ink and colors, 10’ 3” x 8’ 6” |
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Yakushi triad
Yakushiji kondo, Nara, Japan, Nara period, late seventh or early eighth century, bronze, 8’ high |
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Daibutsuden
Todaiji, Japan, Nara period, eighth century, rebuilt ca. 1700 |
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Taizokai (Womb World)
of Ryokai Mandara, Kyoogokokuji (Toji), Kyoto, Japan, Heian period, second half of ninth century, hanging scroll, color on silk, 6’ x 5’ |
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Phoenix Hall
Byodoin, Uji, Japan, Heian period, 1053 |
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Genji Visits Murasaki
from Minori chapter, Tale of Genji, Heian period, first half of 12th century, handscroll, ink and color on paper, 8 5/8” high |
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The Flying Storehouse (detail)
from The Legends of Mount Shigi, Heian period, late 12th century, handscroll, ink and color on paper, 1’ ½’ high |
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Priest Shunjobo Chogen
Todaiji, Nara, Japan, Kamakura period, early 13th century, painted cypress wood, 2’ 8” high |
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Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace
Kamakura period, 13th century, handscroll, ink and color on paper, 1’ 4” high (complete scroll 22’ 10” long) |
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Amida Descending over the Mountains
Kamakura period, 13th century, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, 4’ 3” x 3’ 10 ½”
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