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Xuanzang and the Silk Road Pt. 2

In my last post I introduced a Japanese painting currently hanging in the Director’s office, here is the basic information about the piece: Title: Buddha with Sixteen Benign Deities (Shaka juuroku...

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Xuanzang and the Silk Road Pt. 3

Jinja Taishou on the left and Xuanzang on the right. Close up of 85-28-9. The iconography of Xuanzang, and its history,  is quite fascinating.   Bearing the typical shaved head of a Buddhist monk,...

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