houjugata kouhai 宝珠形光背
KEY WORD : art history / sculptures
 
A type of nimbus *zukou 頭光, or halo, found on a Buddhist image in the shape of an onion *houju 宝珠 (a jewel), surrounded by a flame shaped rim.
 
 

 
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