The Seventh and Eighth Centuries

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Hôryûji, west precinct, aerial view, Nara, 7th century

Hôryûji, west precinct, lateral plan, Nara, 7th century

Hôryû-ji, five-storied pagoda, Nara, late 7th century

Hôryû-ji, kondô (golden hall), exterior, Nara, 7th century

Hôryû-ji, model of original structure of kondô, Nara, c.670

Hôryû-ji, detail of roof structure, Nara

Tori Busshi, Shaka Triad, bronze, inscription on mandorla dated to 623

Yumedono Kannon, camphor wood, middle 7th century

Tamamushi Shrine, c.650

Hungry Tigress Jataka, panel of Tamamushi Shrine, lacquer painting on wood, c.650

Amida Triad, in Tachibana Shrine, bronze, second half of 7th century

Yakushi Triad, bronze, hondô of Yakushiji, c. 700

Yakushi Buddha, bronze, hondô of Yakushiji, c. 700

Female attendants, painting of west wall of Takamatsuzuka, late 7th - 8th century

Death of the Buddha, clay diorama, Hôryu-ji pagoda, 711

Death of the Buddha, detail, clay diorama, Hôryu-ji pagoda, 711

Amida Triad (Paradise of Amida Buddha), wall painting from kondô, Hôryu-ji, before 711

Head of Kannon Bosatsu, detail of Amida Triad, wall painting from kondô, Hôryu-ji, before 711

Ten Disciples of Shaka, dry lacquer, in the saikondô, Kôfukuji, c.734

Tôshôdai-ji, kondô (golden hall), exterior, Nara, c.759-780

Zôchôten (one of Shitennô), unbaked clay, Kaidan'in, Tôdaiji, c.760-780

Nikkô Bosatsu (Taishakuten), unbaked clay, Hokkedô, Tôdaiji, middle 8th century

Ganjin, hollow dry lacquer, Miedô, Tôshôdaiji, 763

Incised drawings on lotus pedestal of the Great Buddha, detail, bronze, Daibutsuden, Tôdaiji, c.771

Beauties under Trees, Detail, 6-fold screen; ink, color, feathers/silk, before 756

Kichijôten, color/hemp, c.770's

Musicians Riding an Elephant, plectrum guard of a biwa, color/leather, before 756

Mara's Attack, E Inga-kyô (Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect), detail of the fifth scroll, color/paper, 8th century