Zenkoji and Its Icon: A Study in Medieval Japanese Religious Art

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One of the most significant traditions of image-making in medieval Japanese Buddhist art is based on a large group of gilt-bronze icons representing the Buddha Amida and his two attendant Bodhisattvas. The prototype, a secret image enshrined at Zenkoji in Nagano Prefecture, served as the basis both for numerous replications found in temples throughout Japan and for a highly developed cult that promised believers various rewards, including release...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691032033

ISBN13:9780691032030

Release Date:July 1994

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 7.8" x 10.0"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography

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Zenkoji and Its Icon: A Study in Medieval Japanese Religious Art

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