Todai-ji / East Great Temple / Higashi no Ōtera / Model of original nucleus / Nara period; founded: 752, destruction date: burned 1180, (Kamakura period) restoration date: 1181-1203, destruction date: burnt down 1567; (Edo period) restoration date: 1684-1709

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Work Title: Todai-ji; East Great Temple; Higashi no Ōtera
View Title: Model of original nucleus
Creator/Culture: Japanese
Image Creator/Culture: photographer: George Swain (American, 1866-1947)
Site/Repository: Site: Nara (Nara prefecture, Kinki, Japan)
Period/Date: Nara period; founded: 752, destruction date: burned 1180, (Kamakura period) restoration date: 1181-1203, destruction date: burnt down 1567; (Edo period) restoration date: 1684-1709
Subjects: Japan; Nara-ken (Japan); Tōdaiji (Nara-shi, Japan); Temples; Buddhism; Hua yan Buddhism; Architecture
Work Record ID: 129396
Image Record ID: 1391189
Classification Filing Number: 152; N218; 2TO M; L21

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 1391189
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1391189/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1391189. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1391189/1. July 16, 2025.