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Gojunoto, Japanese Metal Pagoda
Located in Vienna, AT
Gojunoto, Japanese Metal Pagoda - This is a wonderfully detailed smaller version of a Pagoda building made from cast iron. Pagoda buildings, Tō (塔) in Japanese, originated in ancient...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork
Materials
Copper, Iron
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