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Golden Pavilion Kinkaku

Location Japan
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Obverse description High-relief depiction of the Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) set within its traditional garden landscape, with the temple reflected in the Mirror Pond and framed by snow-covered pine trees and hills in the background. The entire field is rendered in fine sculptural relief with no legend or inscription.
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Reverse description The reverse bears the same high-relief view of the Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) within its garden setting, presented here at a slightly reduced scale as seen in the original presentation case context; the design mirrors the obverse composition with the pavilion reflected in the pond and surrounded by trees and hills.
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