Female_figure_as_Venus,_T'ang_dynasty.jpg
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Description Female figure as Venus, T'ang dynasty.jpg |
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
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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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