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Hokuendō (North Octagonal Hall), Kōfukuji

Artwork · Anonymous · 1210 · building · Kōfuku-ji Temple

The North Octagonal Hall of Kōfukuji, rebuilt in 1210 on the site of the memorial hall built in 721 on the first anniversary of the death of Fujiwara no Fuhito (659–720); it houses Unkei’s Miroku and the two rakan. 1 Mason 2005, p. 189, fig. 218. ↩ Literatur Mason 2005: Penelope E. Mason, History of Japanese Art, 2nd, Pearson Education LTD. 2005.