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Kichijō-ten (Sanskrit Mahasri; the goddess of good luck), polychrome wood sculpture, Fujiwara style, late Heian period, late 12th century; at Jōruri Temple, near Nara, Japan.

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Kichijōten

Japanese deity

Also known as: Mahāśrī

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Nara period painting

In Japanese art: Painting
…an image of the deity Kichijōten (Mahashri), housed in Yakushi Temple. This work on hemp depicts in full polychromy a full-cheeked beauty in the high Tang style, which was characterized by slightly elongated, pleasantly rounded figures rendered with long curvilinear brushstrokes. A horizontal narrative scroll painting, Kako genzai inga kyō…
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