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Hand-Colored Daibutsu Big Buddha Todaiji Nara Japan Postcard c1905
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Pre-linen · 1905

Hand-Colored Daibutsu Big Buddha Todaiji Nara Japan Postcard c1905

Nara, Japan1905Pre-linenGood

Hand-colored Japanese postcard depicting the Daibutsu (Great Buddha) of Tōdai-ji temple in Nara — the massive bronze seated Vairocana Buddha filling the frame against the dark interior of the Great Buddha Hall, surrounded by a gilded halo with smaller bodhisattva figures radiating outward. The image is dramatically hand-colored in black, gold, red, and green tones. Printed dimensions of the statue are listed below the image in English: Height 53 ft. 6 in., Face 16 ft. x 9½ ft., Eye 3 ft. 11 in., Nose 3 ft. 9 in., Mouth 8 ft. 9 in., Ear 8 ft. 6 in., Breast 18 ft., Abdomen 18 ft., Weight 440½ Tons.

  • Caption: "Daibutsu, The Big Buddha, Nara."
  • Publisher: Hayakawa (trade mark stamp on reverse)
  • Status: Unposted
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