Sacred Treasures of Nara in "Shōsō-in" & "Kasuga Shrine" |
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Akaito-odoshi ancient appliqued arms and armor arrows Ashikaga Takauji bamboo and sparrows Berkeley Berkeley blades brocade bronze mirror CALIFORNIA Berkeley CALIFORNIA LIBRARY called carvings of bamboo century color cord corselet covered with leather Curator Dean Collection decorated Domaru Emperor Shomu Empress Komyo feet floral flowers front fukigaeshi Genkwan gilded metal gold dust halberds harp helmet bowl Hitachi Province Imperial Household Museum Imperial Seal inches high inches wide indigo leather iron Izumi province Japan Japanese jewels Kamakura period Kasuga Shrine Katchu keiko Kenmotsucho kesho-no-ita Kyubi-no-ita laced lacquered lames later period lions and peonies masks Meiji Metropolitan Museum motif munaita nape defense Nara origin ornamental Oshikatsu osode Oyoroi perforation carvings preserved scale armor scale harness scroll shape SHŌSŌ-IN Shoso-in Collection shoulder defenses side silver surface T'ang Dynasty T'ang period tanko tassets Tenpyo period Tenpyo-Shoho thigh defenses thongs Todaiji temple top plate treasures UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA visor workmanship