National Treasures. See photo below. Taimadera Temple 当麻寺 in Nara. Hakuhō Period 白鳳時代 (645-710). The statue of Tamonten is, however, from the Kamakura period. The Hakuhō-era pieces are made using the hollow dry lacquer (dakkatsu kanshitsu 脱活乾漆) technique. Important Cultural ...
One of the most extraordinary artists and presenters I’ve had the fortune of seeing , fourteen year old Wang Yani stood very still on a dais in a small lecture hall at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri in 1989. A large sheet of white paper was placed on the ...