EditorialEight Views of Yamato: Bell of Todaiji and Wisteria at Nan'endo, Nakamura Hochu ???? (Japanese), Edo, about 1800, ink and color on silk, 38-3/4 x 14-1/8 in. (image) 72 x 19-1/2 in. (overall), Signed, the 4th set of four scrolls is signed: Hochu sha no ...
EditorialThe Todaiji temple is reputed to be the world's largest wooden structure. It was burnt down in 1180; th present structure, 1/3 smaller than the original, was completed in 1709.
EditorialThe Todaiji (Great Eastern Temple) in Nara was last rebuilt in 1709 after several fires. It is said to be the largest wooden structure on earth.