Artworks

Kichijōten, Yakushiji

Artwork · Anonymous · 751–775 · painting · Yakushi-ji Temple

A painting of Kichijōten as a full-figured court lady of Tang taste moving weightless through the air, her scarves trailing behind — round face, long narrow eyes, a tiny mouth; bright colours and gold on hemp cloth. Of the third quarter of the eighth century. 1 Mason 2005, p. 96, fig. 121. ↩ Literatur Mason 2005: Penelope E. Mason, History of Japanese Art, 2nd, Pearson Education LTD. 2005.