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Japanese art by Miles Chambers
... be seen in the sculpture of Jocho (11th cent.).The Kamakura PeriodIn the Kamakura period (late 12th–14th cent.) the country was governed by the military, which preferred boldness to refinement, action to contemplative atmosphere, and realism to formality. The new class created a demand for paintings and sculptures portraying officials, warriors, priests, and ...