Art History 362:
Japanese Art

ASUKA PERIOD, part 2

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Lady Tachibana's Shrine
In Horyu-ji
Early Nara Period
Wood and Bronze
H. 2.63m
Amida Triad
Lady Tachibana's Shrine
Bronze
Halo & Screen
Lady Tachibana's Shrine
Early Nara Period
Bronze
Amida triad base
Lady Tachibana's Shrine
Early Nara Period
Bronze
Amida's Western Pure Land
In Kondo, Horyu-ji
Early Nara Period, early 8th c., destroyed in 1949
Wall painting
Detail of Amida
In Kondo, Horyu-ji
Early Nara Period
Wall painting
Detail of Kanon, attendant of Amida
Kondo, Horyu-ji
Early Nara Period
Wall painting
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Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya Bodhisattva)
Chugu-ji, nunnery attached to Horyu-ji
Early Nara Period
Wood
H. 1.33 m
Miroku Bosatsu
Koryu-ji, Kyoto
Asuka Period
Wood
H. 1.24 m
Yakushi-ji Temple, Kodo (Lecture Hall)
Nara Period
One of two pagodas, 3-storied
Yakushi-ji

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