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The Bodhisattva Jizô
The Bodhisattva Jizô

The Bodhisattva Jizô

CultureJapanese
Date15th-16th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
DimensionsOverall: 44 × 15 inches (111.76 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-1544
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DescriptionJizô standing on two lotus flowers on clouds, holding a shakujo (staff) in the right hand and a jewel in the left. Gold halo behind the head.Provenance

Purchase –

With Laurence Sickman (1907-1988), Kansas City. MO, by 1933;

Purchased from Laurence Sickman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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