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Art History
Sculpture
Decoration found on the head of a Buddhist sculpted figure. This includes hairstyles *hōkei 宝髻 and hanging ornaments like ribbons *kantai 冠帯, but most frequently refers to crowns *hōkan 宝冠, such as the sanmen hōkan 三面宝冠 (three-sided crown) and sanzan hōkan 三山宝冠 (three peaked crown) found on 7th-century statues.