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Definition of tempyo style in English English dictionary
- Japanese sculptural style of the Nara period (710-784), greatly influenced by the Chinese imperial style of the Tang dynasty (618-907). Many supreme sculptural achievements of Japanese Buddhist art were created during this era, often in unbaked clay, solid wood, and lacquered cloth molded on a removable core (a technique called kanshitsu, or dry lacquer). Tempy style shows a closer fusion of parts into a unified whole than is found in works of the Early Nara period, giving a sense of activity and realistic observation; the new realism is especially notable in portrait sculpture