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English: Female figure as the planet Venus, detail of the painting Tejaprabhā Buddha and the Five Planets. Venus is personified as a white-skinned lady playing a pipa. A bird ornament is worn atop her head. Incidentally it was part of the female aesthetic transferred to Japan and emulated by the Geishas. Mogao Caves, Throana.
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Source http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=6579&partId=1
Author Chang Huai-hsing

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