housed, and• the immense bronze image at Kamakura representing Amida,which is about fifty feet high, was originally enclosed in abuilding. This feeling of sacredness for images is still entertained bythe general public. Each object of adoration is sacred, how-ever trifling it may be. There is a… … A GIRL OF THE FIJIWARA PERIOD BY .NAITO SHIN-IS Modern Tendencies in Japanese Sculpture temple or monastery generally possesses a kaisandoor hall for its founder, whose statue, usually inwood, is placed on an altar and worshipped. Itmay be observed that the spirit which promptssuch an act is not so…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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