Buddhism Gallery

A makeshift food market at the gate of a Buddhist temple in or near Tokyo, Japan, in the aftermath of the great earthquake that struck the Kanto plain on 1 September 1923. Columns and a large lantern are covered with posters sharing and seeking information about people

TOKYO EARTHQUAKE, 1923.
A makeshift food market at the gate of a Buddhist temple in or near Tokyo, Japan, in the aftermath of the great earthquake that struck the Kanto plain on 1 September 1923. Columns and a large lantern are covered with posters sharing and seeking information about people

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Stone relief work from the front of a Buddhist shrine, depicting dragons, lions, and guardians. Height: 27 1/4 in. T'ang Dynasty, 7th-8th century

CHINA: SHRINE FRONT.
Stone relief work from the front of a Buddhist shrine, depicting dragons, lions, and guardians. Height: 27 1/4 in. T'ang Dynasty, 7th-8th century

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Carved wood and ivory statuette from the reign of Ch'ien Lung, depicting a kneeling European holding an enamel lotus, Buddhist symobl of purity. Ching Dynasty, 1736-1796

CHINA: EUROPEAN FIGURE.
Carved wood and ivory statuette from the reign of Ch'ien Lung, depicting a kneeling European holding an enamel lotus, Buddhist symobl of purity. Ching Dynasty, 1736-1796

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