Yes, Fuyuki. Don't you even know your own country that well? It has quite a bit of history to it --- not that you'd guess, given that the closest thing they have to a proper Japanese historical monument is exactly one temple.
[...okay, sure, there were some other fancy places, but those weren't entirely Japanese...]
And yes, it exploded. I was only mildly annoyed on general principle.
Anyway, the fact that you say that clearly shows that you know absolutely nothing about Western art --- or, at least, you know nothing about Gian Lorenzo Bernini. There's nothing to suggest that Buddha didn't exist, and it was very possible that he did --- just as the god Apollo and the nymph Daphne did, in fact. You can't argue that they were simple human beings, and while I don't deny that the Kamakura Buddha was rendered with great skill, it's not quite the same as seeing marble made to mimic flesh right down to the dimples right next to marble mimicking the tree Daphne transformed into. Furthermore, we have our fair share of fantastic landscapes and seascapes, none of which you've probably even heard of.
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[...okay, sure, there were some other fancy places, but those weren't entirely Japanese...]
And yes, it exploded. I was only mildly annoyed on general principle.
Anyway, the fact that you say that clearly shows that you know absolutely nothing about Western art --- or, at least, you know nothing about Gian Lorenzo Bernini. There's nothing to suggest that Buddha didn't exist, and it was very possible that he did --- just as the god Apollo and the nymph Daphne did, in fact. You can't argue that they were simple human beings, and while I don't deny that the Kamakura Buddha was rendered with great skill, it's not quite the same as seeing marble made to mimic flesh right down to the dimples right next to marble mimicking the tree Daphne transformed into. Furthermore, we have our fair share of fantastic landscapes and seascapes, none of which you've probably even heard of.