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title: Sea of Silvery Sand, Ginkaku-ji
author: Brice de Reviers
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10617/sea-of-silvery-sand-ginkaku-ji/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sea of Silvery Sand, Ginkaku-ji

_Authored by Brice de Reviers_

## Image File

[![Sea of Silvery Sand, Ginkaku-ji](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10617.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10617.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Sea of Silvery Sand (Ginsha-nada) which replicates the outline of the West Lake in [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/) and the small lunar viewing platform (Kogetsudai) made of sand. The Zen [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) complex Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). Late 15th century CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Reviers, B. d. (2019, May 13). Sea of Silvery Sand, Ginkaku-ji. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10617/sea-of-silvery-sand-ginkaku-ji/>
### Chicago
Reviers, Brice de. "Sea of Silvery Sand, Ginkaku-ji." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 13, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10617/sea-of-silvery-sand-ginkaku-ji/>.
### MLA
Reviers, Brice de. "Sea of Silvery Sand, Ginkaku-ji." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10617/sea-of-silvery-sand-ginkaku-ji/>.

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