Tōshōdai Temple

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Tōshōdai Temple

temple, Japan

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…outside the Tōdai Temple complex, Tōshōdai Temple (founded in 759) was constructed for him, by some accounts from a structure disassembled and moved from the imperial palace. Housed in Tōshōdai Temple are several works using the new wood-core lacquer technique, including a 210-inch- (534-cm-) high, 11-headed, 1,000-armed Senju Kannon (Sahasrabhuja),…
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…outside the Tōdai Temple complex, Tōshōdai Temple (founded in 759) was constructed for him, by some accounts from a structure disassembled and moved from the imperial palace. Housed in Tōshōdai Temple are several works using the new wood-core lacquer technique, including a 210-inch- (534-cm-) high, 11-headed, 1,000-armed Senju Kannon (Sahasrabhuja),…
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