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The Great Buddha at Kamakura by Hasui Kawase — VisualArtsDB

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The Great Buddha at Kamakura

The Great Buddha at Kamakura

The Great Buddha at Kamakura

1930

Medium: Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 5/16 × 9 7/16 in. (36.35 × 23.97 cm) (image) 23 × 19 × 1 1/2 in. (58.42 × 48.26 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Completed in 1252, the Great Buddha of the Kōtoku-in in Kamakura is a 13.35 meters (43.8 ft) high hollow bronze statue that can also be viewn from the inside.

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