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Jizô, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix
Jizô, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix

Jizô, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix

18th–19th centuries
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress with polychrome, gold, and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
Dimensions50.2 cm (19 3/4 in.) (height overall)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number26.674
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ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance(See Bill of Sale of June 8, 1921)
Jizô, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix
latter half of the 13th century
Guardian Kings
13th–14th centuries
Guardian Kings
13th–14th centuries
Shô Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
latter half of the 19th century
Rakan
Wada Jôkei
dated 1844 (Tenpô 15)
Rakan
Wada Jôkei
dated 1844 (Tenpô 15)