Ryoanji's painted screens

Ryoanji's painted screens

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows sliding doors decorated with Chinese-inspired images that were unveiled to the media on Oct. 20, 2010, at Ryoanji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Six painted panels, part of a collection that once adorned the main hall of the Zen sanctuary before being sold off 115 years ago, returned to Kyoto after the temple bid for them at a Christie's auction in New York in September. (Kyodo)

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