Bing, Siegfried, 1838-1905 · London : S. Low, Marston, and co., limited [etc] · leaf 150
| made its appearance under a new light: by means of colossal statues in bronze, such as the Sakya Muni in his pensive attitude, so full of nobility, wondrous objects for religious purposes, carvings in wood with exaggerated outlines, lacquer of the utmost perfection of workman- ship. The…
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