. Studio international . STATUE OF CHOGEN IN THErODAITl M< »NASTERY Japanese Temples and their Treasures the metal work of the halo of the Amida Trinity ofTachibana. The bronze repousse of the preachingBuddha, and the metal hanging of the hKonjikido in the Chusonji monastery are otherexam; A careful study of the work before us will give-me idea of the enormous mass of great art ofwhich Japan has so long Keen the repository, anilof which much remains to the present day. Hutwhen one realises the fact that these valuable amiirreplaceable objects are in the care of differenttemples throughout t
. Studio international . STATUE OF CHOGEN IN THErODAITl M< »NASTERY Japanese Temples and their Treasures the metal work of the halo of the Amida Trinity ofTachibana. The bronze repousse of the preachingBuddha, and the metal hanging of the hKonjikido in the Chusonji monastery are otherexam; A careful study of the work before us will give-me idea of the enormous mass of great art ofwhich Japan has so long Keen the repository, anilof which much remains to the present day. Hutwhen one realises the fact that these valuable amiirreplaceable objects are in the care of differenttemples throughout the length and breadth ofJapan, one or two questions are bound to suggestthemselves. There is undoubtedly danger inthe arrangement—or rather disarrangement. Onecannot avoid misgivings as in the safety of thesewidely scattered treasures, often indifferentlyhoused. Will they ever be collected into publicmuseums where they may be securely guardedagainst all possible risks, while the public have thebenefit of their exhibit
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