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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LOAA005734/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- This is a collotype reproduction of one of the set of twelve seventh-century mural paintings in the Main Hall of the Horyuji temple in Japan. The murals represent the Pure Land, with this particular one depicting Amitābha Buddha flanked by Bodhisattavas Avalokiteśvara and Mahāsthamaprāpta. The style of the paintings is similar to those found in the Ajanta Caves in India or in the Dunhuang Caves in China. The Horyuji temple is the most celebrated temple in Japan, being designated as a national treasure and a Unesco world heritage site. The murals are preserved in 20 sets in the form of hanging scrolls made in 1935, for the originals were virtually destroyed by fire in 1949 (Text by Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) ( en )
- General Note:
- VIAF (name authority) : Benridō : 136487064
- General Note:
- The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council.
- General Note:
- Source: A. Contadini (ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007. Listed as item number: 8
- General Note:
- Full-size photographic reproduction
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS, University of London
- Holding Location:
- Brunei Gallery
- Rights Management:
- All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
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