Todaiji
Title
Todaiji
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
August 4, 2015
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
April, 1972
Work Location
Japan (nation)
Nara (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Japanese architecture styles
Subject
temples (buildings)
lanterns (lighting devices)
Japanese Buddhism
gate towers
Description
View of bronze lantern at the Todaiji Temple precinct in Nara, Japan, with gate in background. "...bronze Octagonal Lantern, one of the oldest treasures in Todaiji — it dates from the original 8th-century temple. The lantern's support post is inscribed with a Buddhist text on the merits of lighting lanterns,"--Sacred Destinations website.
Material/Medium
bronze (metal)
wood (plant material)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TOJ-106
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