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Painting in the Far East : an introduction to the history of pictorial art in Asia especially China and Japan (1913)

Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943 · New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 126

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Samantabhadra,and Manjusri. If not by the master himself (andMr. Tajima, who has published them in his SelectRelics, vol. i., accepts them as genuine), it maywell be that these pictures reflect his style. Boldlyoutlined, the figures betray a latent force and im-press as if by a living presence.… … THE TANG DYNASTY art does not attain. The types of face are ratherround, with a certain open largeness of aspect,though the Buddha himself conforms more or lessto the accepted type of tradition. Again, a pairof landscapes is preserved in Japan. Their authen-ticity is much disputed. They represent…

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