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Faces without Individualization: The Art of Portraiture in Premodern Japan

Ch. 16. P. 313–323.
Steiner E. S.
Language: English
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Keywords: Japanese arthuman faceлицо человекаMedieval Culturesсредневековые культурыЯпонское исксство

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