Book (Practical) Hobbies and trivia The secret of ashura statues : Kofuku-ji Temple Chukon-do Rakkei Kinen Asahi sensho

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Japanese title: 単行本(実用) 芸術・美術 阿修羅像のひみつ 興福寺中金堂落慶記念 朝日選書
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Item number: BO2075092
Released date: 25 Aug 2018

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Arts and Fine Arts Asahi Sensho / Tenpyo's Shiho and the statue at Kofuku-ji ashura were photographed by an X-ray CT scanner at the Kyushu National Museum in 2009. There were some surprising findings, such as another face under three faces and the palms joined together in front. Nine years of image analysis reveals the work of the museum's owners, experts in conservation science, art history, sculptors and wood science.