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context: painting > early painting
Buddhist painting
Buddhism was introduced at the court level by Koreans in 552 A.D.. From the first, it coexisted in remarkable harmony with the native shinto, which said nothing about good or evil, death or rebirth, so they were not in conflict. The look of Buddhism, particularly early on, came straight from Korean and Chinese styles (which were influenced in turn by Indian styles). I think we'll just look at a few works: