Transcription: Special Exhibition of Recently Acquired Gilt Bronze Buddhist Images A gilt bronze Buddhist image is a Buddhist statue with a bronze core overlaid with gold. According to textual sources, at one time images of this type were made that were life-size or even over six feet tall. However, due to persecution of Buddhism, warfare and economic decline, the majority of pieces from the early period period are only 20 to 30 centimeters tall. Temples built in the Ming and Qing Dynasty often housed large Buddhist images. Because bronze is quite expensive, however, many of these were made of wood or stone, ...
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