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English: Heavenly King Bust ( Japanese: tennō '; Sankrit : ' lokapala ' ') . Nara period , late eighth century. Lacquer dry ( ' dakkatsu - kanshitsu ' ') . This sculpture has been made by superimposing layers of soaked hemp lacquer : hemp can be woven ( lower layer ) or ground to produce a paste which allows for relief ( upper layers ) . The color being provided by the pigment impregnated lacquer. this bust is stylistically akin to depictions of celestial guardians in the Hukuendō pavilion of the Kofukuji in Nara ( completed in 791 )
Français : Buste de roi céleste (japonais : tennō ; sankrit : lokapāla). Époque de Nara, fin du VIIIe siècle. Laque sec (dakkatsu-kanshitsu). Cette sculpture est réalisée par superposition, sur une âme de terre, de couches de chanvre imbibées de laque : le chanvre peut être tissé (couche inférieure) ou haché afin de produire une pâte ce qui permet de réaliser des reliefs (couches supérieures). La couleur étant apportée par le pigment imprégné de laque. Ce buste est stylistiquement apparenté aux représentations de gardiens célestes du pavillon Hukuendō du Kōfukuji, à Nara (réalisées en 791). AA316. Musée national des arts asiatiques-Guimet, Paris
Italiano: Epoca nara, busto di re celeste (tenno-lokapala), 790 ca.
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