Statue

2022-21-1

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2022-21-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese | Buddhist
Provenience Japan
Period 16th Century
Date Made circa 1550 CE
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Jizo Bosatsu
Description

Statue of Jizo. The flowing robes are similar to that of a Buddhist monk's robes. The hands are missing but would have likley held a staff and jewel, the attributes of Jizo Bosatsu.

Height 68 cm
Width 25 cm
Depth 18 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin Roerich, in memory of Ayalah Jonas, 2022

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