Famed Buddhist statue in Nara, Japan

OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 1 Kyodo - File photo taken in October 1989 shows a statue of Ungyo, one of the two wooden "Kongorikishi" statues at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan. The statue, which was undergoing repair, is believed to have been created in 1203.

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