Buddha Preaching, a section from the Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyo emaki), mid-8th century. Depicting the Buddha preaching in a grove of trees beside a rocky outcrop, this section of a longer scroll is a succinct summary of the early development of East Asian figural and landscape traditions.

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