Copies of Edo-period paintings sent to Kyoto temple

Copies of Edo-period paintings sent to Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Kongoji, a Buddhist temple in Kameoka, Kyoto, western Japan, receives on March 13, 2014, copies of two out of 12 paintings by Maruyama Okyo, a painter from the Edo period. The photo shows one of the copies (R) and its original preserved as a hanging scroll.

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