Blog post

Taking the Buddha out of Buddhism

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Creator
  • De Raat, Marjolein
2021

Abstract
  • At first sight, two of our large Buddhist sculptures appear to have similar stories. Dig a little deeper, and everything is not as it seems. Our Japan Foundation Assistant Curator Marjolein de Raat compares these statues as she explores their origins, the Victorian fascination with the ‘exotic’ and cultural appropriation.

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Resource Type
  • Blog post
Creator
  • De Raat, Marjolein
Date published
  • 2021-6-29
Institution
  • National Museums Scotland
Organisational unit
  • World Cultures
Series name
  • National Museums Scotland Blog
Publisher
  • National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
  • Edinburgh
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