Lot 190
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A STANDING FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU
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A STANDING FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU

EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

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A STANDING FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU
Edo Period (17th Century)
Carved wood figure with separate daiza [stand], kohai [halo] and shakujo [staff], the face, chest and hands with white pigment, the byakugo [whorl of hair in the centre of the forehead] of crystal, the lips with red pigment; the shari [reliquary] held in the left hand with gold lacquer, the robes with extensive decoration in gold lacquer and colour, the double hokai, shakujo and daiza of wood with gold lacquer, the shakujo also with loose metal rings, the elaborate daiza consisting of a square base, with a scalloped edge and four recessed carved openwork panels, supporting elaborately carved rock formations on which stands a conventional lotus pedestal in four stages, the lotus petals with green pigment and gold lacquer, slight old damage and wear
Overall height 38in. (96.5cm.)
Height of figure 21½in. (54.5cm.)
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Lot Essay

Jizo Bosatsu has been worshiped since the Heian period, particularly as a protector of children. He is represented wearing rich brocade robes with a white face and holding a hoju [sacred jewel] in his left hand to illuminate the darkness of hell, and a shakujo in his right hand.

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