File:Female figure as Venus, T'ang dynasty.jpg
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English: Female figure as the planet Venus, detail of the painting Tejaprabhā Buddha and the Five Planets. Venus is personified as a white-skinned lady playing a pipa. A bird ornament is worn atop her head. Incidentally it was part of the female aesthetic transferred to Japan and emulated by the Geishas. Mogao Caves, Throana. |
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| Source | http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=6579&partId=1 |
| Author | Chang Huai-hsing |
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| current | 11:26, 22 August 2018 | | 866 × 1,200 (309 KB) | imagescommonswiki>Jacqke | higher resolution version of image found at https://twitter.com/j_t_palmer/status/1007241731333677056 |
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