The Art of the Asuka Period

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Season 3, Episode 18: The Art of the Asuka Period
The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) statue of Horyu-ji temple, crafted by Tori Busshi. Source: Wikimedia Commons
The Sakyamuni Triad, also sculpted by Tori Busshi. Public Domain
The Pagoda of Horyu-ji temple, which was built in the early 600s. Source: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The pagoda of Hoko-ji temple, built near the end of the Asuka period in the early 700s. Source: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons