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Jizo Bosatsu

Jizo Bosatsu. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Figure with base: H. 71 1/2 in. (181.6 cm); W. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm); D. 22 1/2 in. (57.4 cm) Figure with base and staff: H. 74 1/4 in. (188.6 cm). Date: late 12th-mid-13th century. Jizo Bosatsu (bodhisattva) is usually represented as a gentle, boyish monk holding a wish-granting jewel (mani) in his left hand, and in his right a (shakujo), or monk's staff with six jangling rings to indicate his travels to succor creatures in need. Mendicant monks observed a rule of silence; they carried such a staff to announce their approach and to frighten away insects and animals lest they inadvertently tread on them. The six rings symbolize the Six Realms of Existence where Jizo is active and the Six Perfections that lead to nirvana: generosity, morality, patience, vigor, concentration, and wisdom. This shakujo finial bears an inscription that commemorates its dedication to a shrine or temple on the sacred mountain at Itsukushima. It has been displayed with this statue since early in the twentieth century.
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Title: Jizo Bosatsu
Caption: Jizo Bosatsu. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Figure with base: H. 71 1/2 in. (181.6 cm); W. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm); D. 22 1/2 in. (57.4 cm) Figure with base and staff: H. 74 1/4 in. (188.6 cm). Date: late 12th-mid-13th century. Jizo Bosatsu (bodhisattva) is usually represented as a gentle, boyish monk holding a wish-granting jewel (mani) in his left hand, and in his right a (shakujo), or monk's staff with six jangling rings to indicate his travels to succor creatures in need. Mendicant monks observed a rule of silence; they carried such a staff to announce their approach and to frighten away insects and animals lest they inadvertently tread on them. The six rings symbolize the Six Realms of Existence where Jizo is active and the Six Perfections that lead to nirvana: generosity, morality, patience, vigor, concentration, and wisdom. This shakujo finial bears an inscription that commemorates its dedication to a shrine or temple on the sacred mountain at Itsukushima. It has been displayed with this statue since early in the twentieth century.
Technique/material: Wood with lacquer, gold leaf, cutout gold foil decoration, and color
Period: Kamakura period (1185-1333)
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3276 × 4094 px | 38.4 MB
Print size: 27.7 × 34.7 cm | 1289.8 × 1611.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ASIA • ASIAN ART • CUTOUTS • FIGURES • GOLD LEAF • GOLD • GOLDFOIL • JAPAN • KAMAKURA PERIOD (1185-1333) • LACQUER • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SCULPTURE • WOOD WITH LACQUER, GOLD LEAF, CUTOUT GOLD FOIL DECORATION, AND COLOR