Seated Buddha made from white marble coated with lacquer and gold leaf. The rustling garments of the dignified Buddha are flowing over the edge of the pedastal. It is said that this statue came from the Blue Dragon Temple in Chang’an, China, that was the home of Huiguo, mentor of the famous Japanese monk, Kūkai.
Finding Orwell and Booklovers’ Corner in South End Green
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Right alongside the modernist artists, architects and sculptors who lived
in interwar Belsize Park was George Orwell… In 1934 Orwell had already
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