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Cross-section of three-story pagoda, Hokkiji, Ikaruga

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Description: Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays
Japanese buildings in Asuka, Nara, and Kyoto, and in Shiga and Hyōgo prefectures, predate China’s oldest wooden structure, the main hall of Nanchan Monastery, dated 782. Moreover, each of the Japanese buildings is in an exceptional state of preservation. Of the approximately 250 Japanese buildings that are designated national treasures, 22 date to earlier than China’s oldest...
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PublisherPrinceton University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.140-166
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.003585

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