The temple Kōfukuji in Nara is home to a three-faced, six-armed masterpiece created some 13 centuries ago. A look at the lasting brilliance of the Ashura statue and its evocative expressions.
Nara’s Three-Faced Ashura: The Resolute, Sorrowful Gazes of a Kōfukuji Masterpiece
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