Jizô, the Bodhisattva of the Earth Matrix
Enkei
(Japanese, dates unknown)
dated 1321 (Genko 2)
Medium/TechniqueJapanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) with polychrome and inlaid crystal; joined woodblock construction
DimensionsOverall (figure seated on assembled base with staff): 182.9 x 96.5 x 96.5 cm (72 x 38 x 38 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number05.212.1-3
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1905 purchased by Okakura Kakuzô in Japan
dated 1328 (Karyaku 3)
1189 (Bunji 5)
late 8th – early 9th centuries
15th–16th centuries
14th century
dated 1844 (Tenpô 15)
dated 1844 (Tenpô 15)
latter half of the 13th century
13th–14th centuries
13th–14th centuries
18th–19th centuries