Art History 362:
Japanese Art

LATE NARA (TEMPYO) PERIOD (710 - 794), Part 1

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Yakushi Triad
In Kondo, Yakushi-ji
Late Nara
Gilt Bronze
H. 2.5m
Yakushi Buddha
In Kondo, Yakushi-ji
Late Nara
Gilt Bronze
Gakko Bosatsu (Bodhisattva of Moonlight), part of Yakushi triad
In Kondo, Yakushi-ji
Late Nara Period
Gilt bronze
Kichijo-ten (Goddess of Wealth)
In Yakushi-ji
Late Nara Period
Colors on hemp cloth
Todai-ji (Great Eastern Temple)
Ori. built by Emperor Shomu, 745-752
Nara
Birushana Buddha (Vairocana)
In Daibutsuden, Todai-ji
Gilt bronze, recast in 1692
Detail of engraved Buddha on lotus petal, original pedestal for the colossal Buddha
Daibutsen, Todai-ji
Late Nara Period, 8th c.
Gilt bronze
Octagonal-shaped lantern
Todaiji
Late Nara Period
Gilt bronze
Deva on lantern
Todaiji
Late Nara Period
Gilt bronze
Hokkedo, or Sangatsudo, Todaiji
Nara
Founded 733
Fukugenjaku Kannon
In Hokkedo, Todai-ji
Late Nara
Dry lacquer with gilt
3.6 m
Bodhisattva Gakko
In Hokkedo, Todai-ji
Late Nara Period
Clay with pigments
Shukongojin (S: Vajrapani) Guardian Figure
In Hokkedo, Todai-ji
Late Nara Period
Clay with pigments
H. 1.7 m
Guardian King
In Kaindan-in, Todai-ji
Late Nara Period
Clay with pigments

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