Bulletin (Östasiatiska Samlingarna (Stockholm, Sweden))The Museum, 1960 - China "Bibliography of publications based upon collections made with the support of the Swedish China research committee, by Fr. E. Åhlander": Bulletin no. 1, p. 185-191. |
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... images ' gazes meet unabashedly those of the onlooker . The features of the Buddhist images may actually represent Khitan facial traits . The hypothesis appears supported by the death masks found in Liao burials . 12 The Khitans used to ...
... images ' gazes meet unabashedly those of the onlooker . The features of the Buddhist images may actually represent Khitan facial traits . The hypothesis appears supported by the death masks found in Liao burials . 12 The Khitans used to ...
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... images are seated , the flamboyant mandorlas which encompass the Buddhas , and the large - scale haloes crowning ... images decorating the pagodas . ) The enormous aureoles which adorn the Buddhas and some of the seated Bodhisattvas are ...
... images are seated , the flamboyant mandorlas which encompass the Buddhas , and the large - scale haloes crowning ... images decorating the pagodas . ) The enormous aureoles which adorn the Buddhas and some of the seated Bodhisattvas are ...
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... images adhere to a square block which was once attached to the surface of a building , a temple or a pagoda , and are represented standing on narrow ledges.45 These sculptures , unfortunately , are mutilated and very damaged . They all ...
... images adhere to a square block which was once attached to the surface of a building , a temple or a pagoda , and are represented standing on narrow ledges.45 These sculptures , unfortunately , are mutilated and very damaged . They all ...
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