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this Japanese language edition takes readers on a visual tour through Los Angeles’s iconic Getty Center

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This splendid painting captures a trivial moment in a family's daily routine and makes it almost sacrosanct

The Conservation of Cave 85 at the Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang: A Collaborative Project of the Getty Conservation Institute and the Dunhuang Academy paganism this Japanese language edition takesEdited by Lori Wong and Neville Agnew The Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage Site in northwestern China, are located along the ancient caravan routescollectively known as the Silk Roadthat once linked China with the West. Founded by a Buddhist monk in the late fourth century, Mogao flourished over the following millennium, as monks, local rulers, and travelers commissioned hundreds of cave temples cut into a mile long rock cliff and adorned them with