ti hereillustrated is of the Handynasty and presents a verypowerful seated figure wear-ing full armor, enlivenedwith a weird dragon headbelow the breast-plate anda curiously peaked roundhelm on his head. Theother, of the Ming dynasty,is of more ferocious aspectand is seated in a mostbelligerent… … THE BUDDHA TO COME, ol THE MING DYNASTY 1 aOIStS, wll0 Stll tared in the Ming dynasty.The one with simple monu-mental proportions is ol theearly period and is a templebronze, as is indicated byits large size and dignifiedpose. This Kuan-yin isseated with her legs crossedunder her; she is attired…
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