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Pagoda (Item)

Photograph of two United States Army servicemen in front of the pagoda at Hōryū-ji, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Typed caption in margin: "Pagoda." Typed caption on verso: "The Pagoda originated in India in a remote age, and was introduced into Japan through China and Korea. The oldest and most valuable in Japan is the 'Five-Storied Pagoda' at the Horyuji temple, near Nara, being built in A.D. 609. The…